Rouga Surname
Approximately 2,044 people bear this surname
Rouga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 974 | 1:19,704 | 1,242 |
| Benin | 731 | 1:14,139 | 1,928 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Greece | 74 | 1:149,727 | 24,658 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rouga (358) may also be a first name.
Rouga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rouga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rouga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻭﻗﻪ) is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rouga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 203,556th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,565,336 people. The last name Rouga is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Rouga reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Rouga is also the 460,276th most frequently used given name globally, held by 358 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 974 people, or 1 in 19,704. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Dosso Region, where 49 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 20 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 11 percent reside. Beside Niger this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 36 percent reside and Morocco, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rouga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rouga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﻭﻗﻪ | rwqh | 66.67 |
| ﺭﻗﻰ | rqy | 33.33 |
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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 Rouga
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