Ruhangisa Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Ruhangisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 177 | 1:299,105 | 23,110 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
Ruhangisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruhangisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruhangisa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruhangisa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,276,805th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ruhangisa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 299,105. In Tanzania Ruhangisa is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 93 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 2 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Iceland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruangisa | 94 | 105 | / |
| Ruhanisa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Ruhagisha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rwangisa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ruanggesa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Ruhangize | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rwanisa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rwangiza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rwagisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rwangizza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwanesa | 63 | 7 | / |
| Rwagiza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rwanziza | 59 | 8 | / |
| Rwangize | 59 | 3 | / |
| Rwangizi | 59 | 2 | / |
| Rwangezi | 59 | 2 | / |
| Rwansiza | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rwansija | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rwanguza | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rwonzisa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rwanshija | 56 | 12 | / |
| Ruyongeza | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rwanseija | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rwansaiza | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rwanshaija | 53 | 37 | / |
| Rwansheija | 53 | 23 | / |
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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 Ruhangisa
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