Rugowo Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rugowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1511:102,24014,347
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Rugowo Last Name Facts

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

Rugowo is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rugowo.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugowo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rugowo is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname Rugowo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugowo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 102,240. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 35 percent are found, Harare Province, where 19 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe Rugowo occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rugohwo9226/
Ruguwo832/
Rugobo832/
Rugovo831/
Rugohwa772/
Rogowoy772/
Rungowa771/
Rogowoj771/
Rugova67699/
Ruguwa67236/
Rogowa6746/
Rugabo6741/
Rogovo672/
Rugová672/
Rigowa671/
Rugoba671/

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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 Rugowo
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