Rugara Surname

219,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rugara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,6421:9,4021,167
Kenya1251:369,43921,332
Botswana331:66,27111,607
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
England161:3,482,379114,324
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rugara (86) may also be a first name.

Rugara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rugara is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rugara is the 219,869th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,920,143 people. The surname Rugara is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rugara are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rugara is also the 1,032,266th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 86 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,642 people, or 1 in 9,402. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 28 percent reside, Harare Province, where 23 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.

Rugara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rugara surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rungara9213/
Rugarad925/
Rughara921/
Rugharat864/
Reungara861/
Rugora83585/
Rugera83467/
Rugari83395/
Rugare83380/
Rugaro83151/
Rigara8324/
Rogara832/
Rungaurai801/
Ruggera77128/
Rungari77125/
Rungare7723/
Riggara7716/
Rungary776/
Ruggari776/
Rugoora775/
Rugharo774/
Rugaris772/
Rigaray772/
Ruhgari771/
Rigaura771/
Rigarai771/
Raugora771/
Ruygari771/
Rugerra771/
Ruegera771/
Rugario771/
Rugiera771/
Rughare771/
Raugari771/
Roungaurai751/
Ruighare7174/
Rung'are7139/
Rusgotra7132/
Rungaree718/
Rungarej714/
Rugeraha714/
Ruugarej711/
Rungariy711/
Rughares711/
Raungari711/
Rogora671,324/
Rogari67513/
Rugero67256/
Rigaro67209/
Rigera6717/
Rogare6711/
Rugore6710/
Rugoro674/
Rógora672/
Rogaro671/

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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 Rugara
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