Rufutu Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Rufutu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 110 | 1:481,287 | 32,644 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rufutu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rufutu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rufutu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Rufutu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rufutu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Rufutu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rufutu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Rufutu is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 481,287. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 99 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Rufutu
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