Rubiga Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rubiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rubiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Rubiga (27) may also be a first name.

Rubiga Last Name Facts

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

Rubiga is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Rubiga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Rubiga are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Rubiga is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 27 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Rubiga is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rubega831,823/
Rubigo832/
Rubigi831/
Ruviga831/
Rubige830/
Ruvinga77756/
Rujwiga7710/
Rubiogo772/
Rubeega772/
Ruswiga772/
Rubyoga771/
Rubhige771/
Rubgega771/
Rubhinge712/
Ruvigatt711/
Rubajjga711/
Rubighot711/
Robigo6784/
Robega679/
Ruvigi672/
Ribega672/
Ribigo671/
Robige671/
Robiego62423/
Ruvingo62328/
Rubyogo62184/
Ruvenga6224/
Robegha626/
Robigou624/
Rubegye621/
Ribiego621/
Riboigo621/
Robeige620/
Rubegger571/
Robege5014/

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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 Rubiga
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