Rugaye Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rugaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Rugaye (11) may also be a first name.

Rugaye Last Name Facts

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

Rugaye is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugaye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rugaye is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugaye reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rugaye is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name globally, held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Rugaye is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 100 percent reside. Besides Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rugae914/
Rugaya83463/
Rugayi83282/
Rugeye8390/
Rugoye8387/
Rogaye8381/
Rungay8350/
Rugayo8342/
Rugiye8319/
Rigaye831/
Rugawe831/
Rugaje831/
Rusgay831/
Rugayah77542/
Rougaya77300/
Roghaye7737/
Rungaya775/
Rungayu774/
Rugayas771/
Rougeay771/
Ruguuye771/
Rughoye771/
Rugayus771/
Rugea73508/
Rigay73501/
Rugai73229/
Rogay7361/
Rugau739/
Rugaa734/
Rugey731/
Rugaj731/
Rugiyehe716/
Rhougaya715/
Runggawe714/
Rughayah713/
Roughaya711/
Rougaïya711/
Roghayej711/
Rugoyi67460/
Rogaya67446/
Rugaju67311/
Rugaji67245/
Rugeje67122/
Rigayo6788/
Rungai6783/
Roghay6772/
Rugajo6768/
Rugaja6761/
Rigawe6751/
Rugajs6742/
Rugeya6741/
Rogiye6730/
Rugaip6727/
Rugeyo6722/
Rugaia6717/
Rigaie6713/
Ruguja6710/
Rigaya679/
Rugiyo679/
Rugoha676/
Rugejo676/
Rougey676/
Rugeji675/
Rougea674/
Rungea674/
Rougau673/
Rugoyo673/
Rugiya673/
Rougaa673/
Rougai673/
Rugowe672/
Rugaud672/
Rughai671/
Rughey671/
Rugaux671/
Rugais671/
Rugoje671/
Rougoe671/
Rugeja671/
Ruguea671/
Rigeye671/
Ruggoe670/

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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 Rugaye
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