Ruhashya Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Ruhashya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhashya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ruhashya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruhashya is carried by more people in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhashya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Ruhashya are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Rwanda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,262,775. Aside from Rwanda this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhasha93529/
Ruhoshya881/
Ruhosha8055/
Ruhesha805/
Rahasha804/
Ruhusha803/
Ruhushy801/
Ruhashi801/
Ruhasia801/
Hryhashy755/
Rahashia751/
Rahash71101/
Hryhashyi7121/
Rohash7116/
Rehash713/
Rouhassia712/
Ruhish711/
Rihash711/
Ruhosho67141/
Hryhash6765/
Rahashe675/
Rahaush674/
Rehoshy672/
Ryu Ohashi671/
Rohaish671/
Ruheshe671/
Roohash671/
Rohashi671/
Ruheesh671/
Rahyash671/
Rahaish671/
Rouassia6344/
Rouaissia591,666/

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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 Ruhashya
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