Rizege Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rizege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rizege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Rizege Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rizege Come From? nationality or country of origin

Rizege occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizege? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Rizege reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 17,647,204. In Tanzania Rizege is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 33 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 33 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Rizege occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigege8318/
Rezege834/
Rizige831/
Rizzese778/
Reiziger71219/
Reisedge7117/
Reiseger716/
Rijzhega714/
Rishenge713/
Reszegey711/
Risseghe711/
Ruzige67324/
Reisegger67213/
Rezige67112/
Ruzage6733/
Reijseger6726/
Regige675/
Resize675/
Regese672/
Regezi672/
Riziga672/
Rezage671/
Rezegi671/
Riceze671/
Risage671/
Rizigi671/
Richeyger671/
Rezega671/
Ricece670/

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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
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  • 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 Rizege
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