Rubamba Surname
Approximately 642 people bear this surname
Rubamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 552 | 1:95,909 | 9,535 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rubamba (28) may also be a first name.
Rubamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rubamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rubamba is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rubamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 509,669th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,351,318 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Rubamba reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rubamba is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used forename on earth, held by 28 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 552 people, or 1 in 95,909. In Tanzania Rubamba is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 81 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 17 percent are found and Mara Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Rubamba exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruibamba | 93 | 43 | / |
| Ruebamba | 93 | 30 | / |
| Rubatemba | 88 | 20 | / |
| Rubahamba | 88 | 11 | / |
| Rubambo | 86 | 82 | / |
| Ribamba | 86 | 37 | / |
| Robamba | 86 | 22 | / |
| Rubambe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ruwamba | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ruvamba | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rubamwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruiwamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruywamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rubambey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roouamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rouwamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rubombo | 71 | 31 | / |
| Ruvambo | 71 | 24 | / |
| Ruvambe | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ruwomba | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ribomba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rowamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ribambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ribanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rubhommbe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ribombo | 57 | 726 | / |
| Ruvombo | 57 | 44 | / |
| Ruwombo | 57 | 7 | / |
| Rumpombo | 53 | 75 | / |
| Rhibombo | 53 | 3 | / |
| Ribhombo | 53 | 2 | / |
| Ribomboo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rubomuoz | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rhibhombo | 50 | 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 Rubamba
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