Ruguye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ruguye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Ruguye (15) may also be a first name.
Ruguye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruguye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruguye is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruguye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ruguye live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 15 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 50 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Ruguye exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Ruguye
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