Ruguri Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruguri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruguri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe541:285,89329,291
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Ruguri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruguri occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruguri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruguri is the 2,436,415th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Ruguri is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ruguri live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 285,893. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 70 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 24 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 2 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rugguri9232/
Rugurio921/
Ruguuri921/
Rungurai861/
Rougurie861/
Rugiri83144/
Rugure83126/
Rugura8361/
Roguri832/
Rugury831/
Reungurai804/
Rungaurai801/
Roungurai801/
Ruggiri7722/
Rrugiri771/
Ruigura771/
Rugoeri771/
Roungaurai751/
Roghouri711/
Rugora67585/
Rugore6710/
Rogure671/
Rigure671/
Ruggire624/
Rougire621/
Raugora621/
Rrugore621/
Ruigire621/
Rogora501,324/
Rógora502/
Rogore501/

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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 Ruguri
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