Rufunga Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rufunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rufunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Rufunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rufunga is found most in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Rufunga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rufunga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rufunga is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rufunga reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,114,213. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Pwani Region, where 53 percent live, Tabora Region, where 24 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Rufunga occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufuanga934/
Rufuna9228/
Raufung868/
Ruvunga864/
Rufungi863/
Rufinga861/
Rufingah8023/
Ruvungwa801/
Rufwanga801/
Roufouna801/
Ruvung7782/
Rufing7763/
Rufnak7712/
Rufuno779/
Rufang775/
Rufeng771/
Roufounas751/
Ruffingay751/
Ruvuyanga751/
Ruifuying751/
Rouffinga750/
Ruffing714,547/
Ruvinga71756/
Rufingo7189/
Ruvenga7124/
Ruifang7119/
Ruifeng7116/
Ruvanga7113/
Rifngah718/
Ruofeng716/
Refngah713/
Ruffnak712/
Ruvungo711/
Roufeng711/
Ru Feng711/
Rufiang711/
Rivunga711/
Ruvungu711/
Rofingah671,335/
Raphunga67843/
Rifangga67159/
Refangga67135/
Rufenach67118/
Rafangga6713/
Ruffnack6711/
Rufanach6710/
Rufenack6710/
Ruvengwa677/
Rueifong673/
Rafingah673/
Rufinyak672/
Ruphungu671/
Ruvunagu671/
Rfunk671/
Rui Feng671/
Roufounou631/

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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
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  • 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 Rufunga
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