Ruhiza Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ruhiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ruhiza 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
Tanzania1211:437,53430,427
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Ruhiza (52) may also be a first name.

Ruhiza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruhiza (Marathi: रुहीझा) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhiza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruhiza is the 1,581,912th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruhiza reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ruhiza is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 52 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent are found and Mara Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

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
Ruhaiza924/
Ruhaizah861/
Ruheza8353/
Rouiza834/
Ruhizo831/
Ruhica830/
Rouizah771/
Riiza735/
Ruueza6741/
Reuica671/
Rouizo671/
Rouicha624/
Riytzah623/
Rauaica621/
Riizo552/
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Ruhiza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruhiza in the Marathi language
रुहीझाruhijha-

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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 Ruhiza
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