Ruambo Surname

477,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ruambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6961:76,0667,893
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ruambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruambo is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruambo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 477,903rd most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,425,674 people. The last name Ruambo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruambo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 696 people, or 1 in 76,066. In Tanzania Ruambo is most numerous in: Lindi Region, where 51 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Ruambo is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwambo834,292/
Ruamba83453/
Ruanbout711/
Rwamba67674/
Ruomba671/
Rwombo671/
Ruanwo671/
Rwambau621/
Rwaimba621/
Rwamwoha573/
Rwambahe571/
Rwomba502/

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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 Ruambo
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