Ruganzu Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Ruganzu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruganzu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Ruganzu (24) may also be a first name.

Ruganzu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruganzu occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruganzu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruganzu is the 1,860,621st most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Ruganzu is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ruganzu reside; 49 percent reside in Central Africa and 49 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 36 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rganzu9219/
Ruganza86171/
Raganzu8625/
Ruganzi8619/
Ruganzo862/
Rugunzu861/
Ruganuza8013/
Ruganzya8010/
Ruganiza806/
Reganaz71124/
Ruganis7158/
Rugonza7136/
Ruganci7116/
Rugginz718/
Raganus712/
Raganza712/
Rugonzo712/
Riganzo711/
Reganza711/
Rugansi711/
Ruganisa6724/
Raganizo679/
Rugainis674/
Rigansou672/
Roganiza671/
Riganiza671/
Riganaus671/
Racnz671/
Riganssou631/

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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 Ruganzu
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