Rugogwe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rugogwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugogwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Rugogwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rugogwe is found most frequently in Uganda. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugogwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugogwe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Rugogwe is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Rugogwe is most common in: Kisoro District, where 64 percent live, Kampala District, where 9 percent live and Kasese District, where 9 percent live. Outside of Uganda it is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rungongwe886/
Rugagwe861/
Rukogwe861/
Rugwegwe801/
Rugogo7729/
Raugog771/
Rugoga771/
Rukugwe7115/
Rugoogo712/
Rugwega711/
Rogowiec67321/
Regog67210/
Rugag6713/
Rougague6711/
Rugok6711/
Rugko6710/
Rugaigwa674/
Rugosque672/
Rigog671/
Rucgg670/
Rugacwa571/
Rugosqui531/

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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 Rugogwe
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