Rugayi Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Rugayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 271 | 1:195,357 | 16,724 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
Rugayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rugayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rugayi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rugayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rugayi is the 933,049th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name Rugayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugayi live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 271 people, or 1 in 195,357. In Tanzania Rugayi is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Rugayi is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugay | 91 | 957 | / |
| Rugai | 91 | 229 | / |
| Rugaya | 83 | 463 | / |
| Rugoyi | 83 | 460 | / |
| Rugaji | 83 | 245 | / |
| Rungai | 83 | 83 | / |
| Rungay | 83 | 50 | / |
| Rugayo | 83 | 42 | / |
| Rugaip | 83 | 27 | / |
| Rugaia | 83 | 17 | / |
| Rugaye | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rougai | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rusgay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rugais | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rughai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rugayah | 77 | 542 | / |
| Ruggaji | 77 | 344 | / |
| Rougaya | 77 | 300 | / |
| Rougaii | 77 | 239 | / |
| Runggai | 77 | 107 | / |
| Rughaji | 77 | 8 | / |
| Rungaya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rungayu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rugayas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rungaji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rugaggi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rugaiha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rugayus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rougaia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rugaaji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rogai | 73 | 1,256 | / |
| Rugea | 73 | 508 | / |
| Rogay | 73 | 61 | / |
| Rugoi | 73 | 31 | / |
| Rugau | 73 | 9 | / |
| Rugaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rugae | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rugey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rugaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rhougaya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rughayah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rougaiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roughaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raugaitė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roughaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Runggaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rougaïya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rogaya | 67 | 446 | / |
| Rugaju | 67 | 311 | / |
| Rugeye | 67 | 90 | / |
| Rugoye | 67 | 87 | / |
| Rogaye | 67 | 81 | / |
| Roghay | 67 | 72 | / |
| Rugajo | 67 | 68 | / |
| Rugaja | 67 | 61 | / |
| Rugajs | 67 | 42 | / |
| Rugeya | 67 | 41 | / |
| Rogaji | 67 | 28 | / |
| Rungoi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Rugeyo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Rugiye | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ruguja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rugiyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rugoha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rougey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Roggai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rugeji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rungea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rougea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rogaia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rougaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rugiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rugoyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rougau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rugaud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rugaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rugawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruguea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roghai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rugeja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rogaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rugaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rughey | 67 | 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 Rugayi
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