Rugambo Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Rugambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Rugambo (21) may also be a first name.

Rugambo Last Name Facts

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

Rugambo is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Rugambo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugambo reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent reside and Mara Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Rugambo occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and Namibia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rugamba8617,559/
Rugombo864/
Rougamba801/
Ruganmba801/
Rugasimba751/
Rugomba7170/
Rigamba7110/
Ruganba714/
Rugemba711/
Rugomwa5788/
Rigomba572/
Rigemba571/
Rungomwa531/

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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 Rugambo
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