Rufangura Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rufangura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rufangura 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
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Rufangura Last Name Facts

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

Rufangura occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rufangura click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufangura? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rufangura are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Rufangura is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Gomba District, where 25 percent reside, Kalungu District, where 25 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 25 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 20 percent reside.

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
Rufungura8934/
Rufunguro785/
Rufunguru781/
Rvangara713/
Rivanegra6742/
Rufino Coura674/

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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 Rufangura
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