Rugeiyamu Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rugeiyamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugeiyamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7831:67,6147,129
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rugeiyamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rugeiyamu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rugeiyamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugeiyamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 436,213th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,259,906 people. The last name Rugeiyamu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugeiyamu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 783 people, or 1 in 67,614. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 87 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 0 percent live and Italy, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rugeihyamu9511/
Rugeiyam944/
Rugeyamu942/
Rugeijamu899/
Regeiyamu894/
Rugeyam884/
Rugemia751/
Ragiyame713/
Rugem712/
Rugim712/
Rugema6710,194/
Ragiam6727/
Rogiam678/
Rigimu674/

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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
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  • 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 Rugeiyamu
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