Rufunga Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Rufunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rufuanga | 93 | 4 | / |
| Rufuna | 92 | 28 | / |
| Raufung | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ruvunga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rufungi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rufinga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rufingah | 80 | 23 | / |
| Ruvungwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rufwanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roufouna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruvung | 77 | 82 | / |
| Rufing | 77 | 63 | / |
| Rufnak | 77 | 12 | / |
| Rufuno | 77 | 9 | / |
| Rufang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rufeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roufounas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ruffingay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ruvuyanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ruifuying | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rouffinga | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ruffing | 71 | 4,547 | / |
| Ruvinga | 71 | 756 | / |
| Rufingo | 71 | 89 | / |
| Ruvenga | 71 | 24 | / |
| Ruifang | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ruifeng | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ruvanga | 71 | 13 | / |
| Rifngah | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ruofeng | 71 | 6 | / |
| Refngah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ruffnak | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ruvungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roufeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ru Feng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rufiang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rivunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruvungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rofingah | 67 | 1,335 | / |
| Raphunga | 67 | 843 | / |
| Rifangga | 67 | 159 | / |
| Refangga | 67 | 135 | / |
| Rufenach | 67 | 118 | / |
| Rafangga | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ruffnack | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rufanach | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rufenack | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ruvengwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rueifong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rafingah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rufinyak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruphungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruvunagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rfunk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rui Feng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roufounou | 63 | 1 | / |
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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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