Ruhiri Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ruhiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ruhiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruhiri occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhiri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ruhiri reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kiruhura District, where 27 percent are found, Hoima District, where 18 percent are found and Ntungamo District, where 18 percent are found. Barring Uganda Ruhiri occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhire833/
Ruheri832/
Rihirih771/
Ruhaire771/
Riiri736/
Rouirich715/
Rouhiere711/
Rouire67418/
Ruhere67148/
Rouira672/
Reuira671/
Rauira671/
Rauire671/
Rouaire6215/
Rihairy624/
Rouiret623/
Rujjira623/
Rauirez622/
Ruyyeri621/
Rauires621/
Rouyre50261/
Rueyre503/
Rouère501/
Reuera501/

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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 Ruhiri
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