Rugume Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Rugume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Rugume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rugume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rugume has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rugume? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Rugume reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Rugume is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe Rugume is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 96 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 4 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugum | 91 | 47 | / |
| Rugumi | 83 | 234 | / |
| Ruguma | 83 | 38 | / |
| Rugome | 83 | 8 | / |
| Rugime | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raugum | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rogaume | 77 | 136 | / |
| Rungumi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Rougoum | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ruguuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rugumay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rughuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rugom | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rogum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rougoumi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rugumaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rugoma | 67 | 25 | / |
| Rughom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rogumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rūguma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rogome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rigumay | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rogom | 55 | 10 | / |
| Rogoma | 50 | 17 | / |
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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 Rugume
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