Rugba Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rugba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Rugba (22) may also be a first name.

Rugba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rugba is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugba? popularity and diffusion

Rugba is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugba live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rugba is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 22 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Rugba is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Rugba is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rungba9121/
Rugby8097/
Rugwa8047/
Rogba8014/
Rugbo803/
Rugua801/
Rugbi801/
Rougbo7383/
Rugber7329/
Rukbah7311/
Ruguau738/
Rougua738/
Rugkua737/
Rungby737/
Rugbee732/
Rhugbe731/
Rigbah731/
Rungva731/
Raugwa731/
Ruguea731/
Rougva731/
Rougby730/
Rugbys730/
Rigbay730/
Rugbis730/
Raucgbach711/
Rugbeer67539/
Raugwai6712/
Roughwa678/
Raungwa676/
Roungbe675/
Rungqwa673/
Rougboh671/
Rougwau671/
Rungnpa671/
Ruggber670/
Ruggbee670/

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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 Rugba
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