Ruganda Surname
Approximately 442 people bear this surname
Ruganda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 268 | 1:197,543 | 16,901 |
| Uganda | 107 | 1:364,853 | 23,632 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ruganda (73) may also be a first name.
Ruganda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruganda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruganda has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ruganda.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruganda? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ruganda is the 675,256th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname Ruganda is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ruganda are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ruganda is also the 1,134,117th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 73 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 197,543. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 78 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rusganda | 93 | 179 | / |
| Runganda | 93 | 2 | / |
| Roganda | 86 | 100 | / |
| Rugandi | 86 | 26 | / |
| Riganda | 86 | 16 | / |
| Rugonda | 86 | 13 | / |
| Rugando | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rugande | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rusgandi | 80 | 47 | / |
| Rugandhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rughonda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rungonda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rujgandhi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rogando | 71 | 1,178 | / |
| Rugondo | 71 | 29 | / |
| Rugonde | 71 | 10 | / |
| Rigonda | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rogande | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rogonda | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rigando | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rogandi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rungondi | 67 | 95 | / |
| Rungondo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Righenda | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rigondeau | 63 | 83 | / |
| Roekgandee | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rigondó | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rigondo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rogondi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Roghonde | 53 | 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 Ruganda
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis