Rugosa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Rugosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Rugosa Last Name Facts

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

Rugosa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugosa? popularity and diffusion

Rugosa is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Rugosa is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Rugosa live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Rugosa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rugosa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rugosa surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruigosa921/
Rugosha921/
Rigosa83291/
Rugoso83124/
Rugasa8355/
Rogosa8344/
Rugusa838/
Rugosi838/
Rugose832/
Rougoussa801/
Rougoshah801/
Rugocha77188/
Rugusha7762/
Rugatsa779/
Rigosai778/
Rugasha774/
Riegosa772/
Rogosau771/
Ruigoza771/
Ruigoso771/
Rugotsi771/
Rugosho771/
Rugesha771/
Rungusa771/
Rogojsza7172/
Rogoysha7113/
Rugaasha711/
Ruguusha711/
Rogoza673,247/
Rogoża67665/
Rogose67483/
Rogoža67344/
Rugaza67131/
Rugeza6791/
Rugási6773/
Rugajo6768/
Ruguza6728/
Rigasa6718/
Rogusa6712/
Rugusi6711/
Rigoso6711/
Rugaci676/
Rugasi676/
Rugezo675/
Rogosi673/
Rogasa673/
Rugazi672/
Rugozi671/
Rugaco671/
Rugeso671/
Rogoso671/
Rugojo671/
Rigoza671/

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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 Rugosa
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