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

Rugba is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugba? popularity and diffusion

Rugba is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugba are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Rugba is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.

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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