Ruguna Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ruguna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruguna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ruguna (18) may also be a first name.

Ruguna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruguna (Oriya: ରୁଗୁନା) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruguna? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,091,648th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Ruguna reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Ruguna is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 18 people.

The surname Ruguna is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 143,048. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Milne Bay, where 77 percent reside, Central, where 12 percent reside and National Capital District, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runguna92106/
Rugunga928/
Rugunai922/
Ruguuna921/
Rungunai8630/
Rougouna861/
Raunguna861/
Rugina836,685/
Riguna8333/
Ruguni8315/
Rugona8311/
Rugune836/
Roguna832/
Ruguny831/
Rousgouna807/
Rigunay77355/
Rugunhi771/
Ruginha771/
Runguno771/
Rugunyo771/
Rugunje771/
Raugina771/
Rughuni771/
Rugină67679/
Rigina67475/
Rogona6712/
Rugone676/
Roguny671/
Roguni671/
Rugono671/
Rughony6235/
Rugonyi6220/
Rogonha627/
Riginah623/
Riggina622/
Ruggino622/
Rugonho621/
Riginha621/
Rogonaha571/
Roguń552/
Rogony50629/
Rogone5070/

Ruguna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruguna in the Oriya language
ରୁଗୁନାruguna75
ରୁଗୁଣାruguna25

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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 Ruguna
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