Rugembe Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rugembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4331:122,26711,592
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218

Rugembe (112) may also be a first name.

Rugembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rugembe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rugembe is the 677,464th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugembe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 112 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 122,267. In Tanzania Rugembe is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 53 percent live, Kagera Region, where 27 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruzembe866/
Rugombe863/
Rugambe862/
Rugemba861/
Rugambhe801/
Rugemwa71171/
Rugambi7133/
Rugimba7123/
Rugimbi716/
Ruzimbe711/
Ruchemba671/
Rusmby621/
Hruzenberh592/
Rusimbi57552/
Ruzimba571/
Ruzimbi571/
Rousenby530/
Rozenbey530/

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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 Rugembe
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