Ruhere Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ruhere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1351:392,16027,960
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ruhere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruhere is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhere? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,447,279th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Ruhere is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ruhere live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Ruhere is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 392,160. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 89 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 3 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruher91149/
Ruere9112/
Rouhiere861/
Ruhier83216/
Rouher8353/
Rauher8318/
Rouere836/
Rueyre833/
Ruhire833/
Ruheri832/
Ruesre831/
Rueres831/
Reuher831/
Ruhare831/
Ruer80863/
Rouhier77913/
Rauherz7732/
Roueyre7710/
Ruehrer774/
Rueyres774/
Ruhaire771/
Rauhert770/
Reuer73844/
Rwere73604/
Rouer73443/
Ruehr73157/
Ruera7371/
Rbere737/
Rueri735/
Ruire733/
Ruery732/
Ruđer732/
Rhwer731/
Ruetread711/
Rwaheere711/
Rouire67418/
Rouyre67261/
Ruerit67113/
Ruijer67102/
Ruhiri6716/
Rweere675/
Ruerra674/
Roueri673/
Rauire671/
Rviere671/
Rwerre671/
Rouère671/
Reuert671/
Rauier671/
Reuera671/
Rouier670/

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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
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  • 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 Ruhere
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