Ruguga Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ruguga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ruguga 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
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Ruguga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruguga has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruguga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruguga is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Ruguga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruguga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,301,809. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 39 percent live, Tabora Region, where 39 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 17 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent live.

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
Rugunga928/
Ruguuga921/
Ruguge83293/
Rugiga83137/
Riguga8312/
Rugoga831/
Rughuge772/
Rrughuge711/
Rugogo6729/
Rugigo6710/
Rogoga671/
Rugoogo622/
Rogogo5051/
Rigigo504/
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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 Ruguga
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