Rugayi Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rugayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2711:195,35716,724
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rugay91957/
Rugai91229/
Rugaya83463/
Rugoyi83460/
Rugaji83245/
Rungai8383/
Rungay8350/
Rugayo8342/
Rugaip8327/
Rugaia8317/
Rugaye833/
Rougai833/
Rusgay831/
Rugais831/
Rughai831/
Rugayah77542/
Ruggaji77344/
Rougaya77300/
Rougaii77239/
Runggai77107/
Rughaji778/
Rungaya775/
Rungayu774/
Rugayas771/
Rungaji771/
Rugaggi771/
Rugaiha771/
Rugayus771/
Rougaia771/
Rugaaji771/
Rogai731,256/
Rugea73508/
Rogay7361/
Rugoi7331/
Rugau739/
Rugaa734/
Rugae734/
Rugey731/
Rugaj731/
Rhougaya715/
Rughayah713/
Rougaiha711/
Roughaya711/
Raugaitė711/
Roughaia711/
Runggaji711/
Rougaïya711/
Rogaya67446/
Rugaju67311/
Rugeye6790/
Rugoye6787/
Rogaye6781/
Roghay6772/
Rugajo6768/
Rugaja6761/
Rugajs6742/
Rugeya6741/
Rogaji6728/
Rungoi6723/
Rugeyo6722/
Rugiye6719/
Ruguja6710/
Rugiyo679/
Rugoha676/
Rougey676/
Roggai675/
Rugeji675/
Rungea674/
Rougea674/
Rogaia673/
Rougaa673/
Rugiya673/
Rugoyo673/
Rougau673/
Rugaud672/
Rugaje671/
Rugawe671/
Ruguea671/
Roghai671/
Rugeja671/
Rogaai671/
Rugaux671/
Rughey671/

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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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