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 can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rugayi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 933,049th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugayi reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Rugayi is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 195,357. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs 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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