Ruguma Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Ruguma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Rūguma (1) are calculated separately.
Ruguma (23) may also be a first name.
Ruguma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruguma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruguma is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be found as a variant: Rūguma. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruguma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ruguma live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda Ruguma is most prevalent in: Kasese District, where 23 percent live, Wakiso District, where 19 percent live and Kabarole District, where 10 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rūguma | 94 | 1 | / |
| Runguma | 92 | 73 | / |
| Ruguuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rugumay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rughuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rungumma | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rugumaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rungumaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rugumi | 83 | 234 | / |
| Rugume | 83 | 35 | / |
| Rugoma | 83 | 25 | / |
| Riguma | 83 | 18 | / |
| Rugumo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rigumah | 77 | 22 | / |
| Rungumi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Rigumay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rougoumi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rigima | 67 | 104 | / |
| Rogoma | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rugomo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Rugome | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rogumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rougousmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rogaume | 62 | 136 | / |
| Riggima | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rogome | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Ruguma
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