Rugomwa Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Rugomwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rugomwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Rugomwa (23) may also be a first name.

Rugomwa Last Name Facts

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

Rugomwa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugomwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,994,173rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Rugomwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugomwa live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Rugomwa is also the 2,239,265th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 929,507. In Uganda Rugomwa is most prevalent in: Kanungu District, where 43 percent are found, Mbarara District, where 33 percent are found and Kampala District, where 5 percent are found. Other than Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rungomwa931/
Rugemwa86171/
Rugomba8670/
Rugumwa861/
Rugamba7117,559/
Rugumba71153/
Rugombo714/
Rugombe713/
Rougamba671/
Ruganmba671/
Rugambi5733/
Rugambo5712/
Ruganba574/
Rugambe572/
Rugambhe531/
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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 Rugomwa
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