Rugu Surname
Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname
Rugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 577 | 1:80,034 | 7,397 |
| India | 498 | 1:1,540,292 | 57,480 |
| Malaysia | 214 | 1:137,823 | 8,786 |
| Indonesia | 87 | 1:1,520,106 | 102,006 |
| Romania | 82 | 1:244,852 | 23,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Solomon Islands | 53 | 1:10,944 | 1,926 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Rugu (1,552) may also be a first name.
Rugu Demographics
Rugu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Rugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rugu (Hindi: रुगू, Marathi: रुगू, Oriya: ରୁଗୁ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rugu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 243,084th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,440,918 people. The surname Rugu occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Rugu reside; 35 percent reside in East Africa and 35 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rugu is also the 196,716th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 1,552 people.
The last name Rugu is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 577 people, or 1 in 80,034. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 46 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 29 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside and Malaysia, where 13 percent reside.
Rugu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugut | 89 | 7,288 | / |
| Rungu | 89 | 1,181 | / |
| Ruigu | 89 | 380 | / |
| Rughu | 89 | 53 | / |
| Rugud | 89 | 20 | / |
| Rugus | 89 | 15 | / |
| Rugau | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ruggu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Rugup | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rugou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ruguz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rugutt | 80 | 103 | / |
| Rougou | 80 | 49 | / |
| Ruguth | 80 | 33 | / |
| Runggu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Rusgus | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ruingu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Runguh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rougau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rung'u | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rugaud | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ruggut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rhungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rungou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rougut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rusguz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruguss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rauguu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rugaux | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rigu | 75 | 213 | / |
| Rogu | 75 | 142 | / |
| Rugó | 75 | 4 | / |
| Raugust | 73 | 693 | / |
| Rauguth | 73 | 99 | / |
| Rousgou | 73 | 46 | / |
| Roungou | 73 | 31 | / |
| Raugutt | 73 | 27 | / |
| Rougutt | 73 | 23 | / |
| Rusgust | 73 | 3 | / |
| Roughou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Roughau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rougous | 73 | 2 | / |
| Raugult | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruiggus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Roukgou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rrugaud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Riggu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Roogu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rugoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Riguu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rounggau | 67 | 1 | / |
Rugu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rugu in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁଗୁ | rugu | - |
| Rugu in the Marathi language | ||
| रुगू | rugu | 66.67 |
| रुगु | rugu | 33.33 |
| Rugu in the Hindi language | ||
| रुगू | rugu | 50 |
| रुगु | rugu | 50 |
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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 Rugu
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