Rwiza Surname
Approximately 6,607 people bear this surname
Rwiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,530 | 1:8,107 | 1,063 |
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Rwiza (381) may also be a first name.
Rwiza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rwiza is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwiza? popularity and diffusion
Rwiza is the 74,386th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,103,004 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwiza live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Rwiza is also the 444,187th most commonly held first name globally, held by 381 people.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,530 people, or 1 in 8,107. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 50 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 14 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwizha | 91 | 7 | / |
| Rwizza | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rwidza | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rwaiza | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rwihza | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rwidzai | 83 | 14 | / |
| Rwizi | 80 | 1,974 | / |
| Rwija | 80 | 204 | / |
| Ruiza | 80 | 65 | / |
| Rviza | 80 | 20 | / |
| Rweza | 80 | 19 | / |
| Rbiza | 80 | 9 | / |
| Rwisa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Rwize | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rwisai | 73 | 192 | / |
| Rwicha | 73 | 45 | / |
| Rwitsa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Rwijja | 73 | 12 | / |
| Rwizhi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Rwedza | 73 | 7 | / |
| Rweija | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rweeza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwaisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwaija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwudza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rweisai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruhizad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwitsha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwezaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rweezah | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rwiza
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