Rugela Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Rugela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 164 | 1:322,815 | 24,412 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rugela (11) may also be a first name.
Rugela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rugela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rugela (Arabic: روجيلا) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rugela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rugela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,348,199th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rugela live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 322,815. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 91 percent reside, Mara Region, where 5 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rugela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rugela in the Arabic language | ||
| روجيلا | rwjyla | - |
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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 Rugela
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