Ruchera Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruchera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruchera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ruchera (13) may also be a first name.

Ruchera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruchera is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruchera? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruchera is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Ruchera reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ruchera is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Ruchera is primarily found in: Kasese District, where 33 percent are found, Mubende District, where 33 percent are found and Rakai District, where 33 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.

Ruchera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruchera has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruchera surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Ruchera
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