Rugadza Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Rugadza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 242 | 1:63,794 | 9,597 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Rugadza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rugadza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rugadza is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rugadza? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,017,412th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Rugadza live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 63,794. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 71 percent reside, Harare Province, where 16 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 5 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugaza | 92 | 131 | / |
| Rugaaza | 86 | 7 | / |
| Reugaza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rungadze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rugeza | 77 | 91 | / |
| Rigaza | 77 | 7 | / |
| Rugazi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rugahadzo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Rugodzo | 71 | 20 | / |
| Rugatsa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Rugaizi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rugazzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruigoza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rogaca | 62 | 25 | / |
| Rugezo | 62 | 5 | / |
| Rigazo | 62 | 4 | / |
| Rugozi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rigoza | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rugaco | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rugocha | 57 | 188 | / |
| Rogacaj | 57 | 4 | / |
| Rogacia | 57 | 2 | / |
| Rugotzi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rigouza | 57 | 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
- 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 Rugadza
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