Rugenge Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Rugenge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugenge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rugenge (43) may also be a first name.

Rugenge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rugenge is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugenge? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,980,395th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Rugenge is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Rugenge are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 43 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rungenge932/
Rugene9241/
Rusenge8658/
Rugenga8628/
Ruzenge866/
Rugiene862/
Rugener862/
Rungene861/
Rugenea861/
Rung'eng'e821/
Rusengye801/
Ruigiene801/
Rheugene801/
Rogene7720/
Rugena7710/
Rugeny773/
Rognge771/
Rugenza7147/
Rusengi7124/
Rugenio7114/
Rugenzi719/
Ruzenga719/
Ruzinge716/
Rucence713/
Rugenis713/
Rugenyi713/
Rujenje712/
Rusenje712/
Rogiene711/
Raugeni711/
Roggene711/
Rungaine6738/
Rusinger6721/
Rugienis6721/
Rugheana678/
Rusingye675/
Rhusinge671/
Rudzinge671/
Ruzinger671/

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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 Rugenge
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