Ruhembe Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Ruhembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 88 | 1:601,609 | 37,493 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Ruhembe (31) may also be a first name.
Ruhembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruhembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruhembe is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ruhembe.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruhembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ruhembe is the 1,581,912th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ruhembe live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 31 people.
The last name Ruhembe is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 601,609. In Tanzania Ruhembe is most common in: Pwani Region, where 72 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 10 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruhembwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ruhembi | 86 | 34 | / |
| Ruhemba | 86 | 19 | / |
| Ruhombe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ruhumbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruhumbwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raheembee | 75 | 30 | / |
| Rahemabee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ruhembayo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ruhumba | 71 | 433 | / |
| Ruhamba | 71 | 194 | / |
| Rihambe | 71 | 75 | / |
| Ruhombo | 71 | 61 | / |
| Ruhimba | 71 | 34 | / |
| Rahemba | 71 | 23 | / |
| Raheemabee | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ruhimbi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ruhimbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruhumbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rahumbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruhimbya | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ruhumbya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Rahemabi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ruhambya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Raheembi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rahimbee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruhiimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhuhimbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raheemabegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwehambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwahemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouimba | 57 | 4 | / |
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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 Ruhembe
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