Ruheka Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ruheka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ruheka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

Ruheka (27) may also be a first name.

Ruheka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruheka (Hindi: रूहेका) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruheka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruheka is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Ruheka is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ruheka are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name on earth, held by 27 people.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kasese District, where 56 percent reside, Isingiro District, where 11 percent reside and Kampala District, where 11 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhika8361/
Ruhyoka772/
Rouichka7110/
Rouika67172/
Riheko671/
Ruhica670/
Rouikha624/
Rauikas621/
Rouikat621/
Rouhikko5715/
Riika55157/
Riihko5014/
Riikka509/
Reuica501/
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Ruheka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruheka in the Hindi language
रूहेकाruheka-

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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 Ruheka
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