Rugube Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rugube Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugube Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5171:29,8614,590
England91:6,190,895170,599
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Rugube Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rugube is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rugube click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugube? popularity and diffusion

Rugube is the 582,776th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Rugube are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Rugube is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 29,861. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 29 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 23 percent are found and Harare Province, where 18 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Mozambique, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rugubhe9218/
Raugube921/
Rugubeer8611/
Rugobe8313/
Rughubeer8068/
Ruguuba771/
Rujgobee714/
Rungubai711/
Ruguwa67236/
Roguwe6720/
Rigibe6710/
Rugowe672/
Rugobi672/
Rugoba671/
Rogobe671/
Rigouby6234/
Raugibhai535/
Rugowi509/
Rogobi501/

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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 Rugube
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