Ruchius Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ruchius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ruchius Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1661:318,92524,177
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ruchius (398) may also be a first name.

Ruchius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruchius occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruchius? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,338,236th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ruchius live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ruchius is also the 432,848th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 398 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 318,925. In Tanzania Ruchius is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 99 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Ruchius occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouchius931/
Ruchiu922/
Ruscius860/
Rusius7728/
Rusciuc7191/
Russius7127/
Rockius713/
Roscius712/
Rushiud711/
Rusiu6772/
Ruxiu675/
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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 Ruchius
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