Rubembe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rubembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rubembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Rubembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rubembe is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rubembe.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubembe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rubembe live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kyegegwa District, where 40 percent are found, Hoima District, where 20 percent are found and Luuka District, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rubambe867/
Ruvembe861/
Ruwembe861/
Ribembe861/
Rubambey801/
Rubhommbe751/
Ruvemba7176/
Ruwemba7110/
Rubimba711/
Rubimbi711/
Reubenba675/
Rouwemba671/
Ribimbi5762/
Ruvimbi579/

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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 Rubembe
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