Rugami Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rugami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rugami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rugami (Marathi: रुगमी) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugami? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Rugami is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Rugami live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Rugami is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 90 percent are found and Geita Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rungamai869/
Rugama8318,594/
Rigami834/
Rogami833/
Rugame832/
Rughamait801/
Rrogami7713/
Rugamer779/
Rugamma777/
Rugaama774/
Rugames772/
Righami771/
Rougoumi712/
Rogama6749/
Rogame6728/
Rugoma6725/
Rugome678/
Rigame675/
Rügamer62707/
Rogaume62136/
Rogamma6221/
Rrogomi625/
Riggame621/
Ruigomez57273/
Ruigómez5710/
Ruigomes571/
Rügammer571/
Rugheimer5369/
Rogoma5017/
Rigome501/
Rogome501/
Rigeme501/

Rugami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rugami in the Marathi language
रुगमीrugami-

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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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  • 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 Rugami
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