Rugangira Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Rugangira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 174 | 1:304,262 | 23,403 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Rugangira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rugangira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rugangira occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rugangira? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,286,243rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugangira live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 304,262. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 54 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 30 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruganira | 94 | 36 | / |
| Rugangura | 89 | 68 | / |
| Rugungira | 89 | 27 | / |
| Rukangira | 89 | 25 | / |
| Rwegangira | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ruganyra | 82 | 1 | / |
| Rukayangira | 80 | 5 | / |
| Rukanyagira | 80 | 5 | / |
| Rukeyangira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rukungira | 78 | 58 | / |
| Rukingira | 78 | 4 | / |
| Rukangiro | 78 | 3 | / |
| Rucungira | 78 | 1 | / |
| Raghangiri | 74 | 1 | / |
| Rugonera | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rukanyagire | 70 | 1 | / |
| Rukungiri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rwakanyagira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukungiiri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rayakhangir | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rwakyangire | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rwagunagire | 60 | 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 Rugangira
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