Ruhukwa Surname
Approximately 903 people bear this surname
Ruhukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 866 | 1:17,827 | 2,621 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ruhukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruhukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruhukwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruhukwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ruhukwa is the 391,801st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ruhukwa are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Ruhukwa is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 866 people, or 1 in 17,827. In Zimbabwe Ruhukwa is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 32 percent live, Harare Province, where 29 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Ruhukwa is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruhuka | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ruhakwa | 86 | 94 | / |
| Ruhukya | 86 | 36 | / |
| Ruhokwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ruhukay | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ruhukai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ruhungwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ruhuukya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruhaka | 77 | 89 | / |
| Ruhika | 77 | 61 | / |
| Ruheka | 77 | 12 | / |
| Rahuka | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ruhuga | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ruhuku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ruhauk | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ruhigwa | 71 | 184 | / |
| Rwihuka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ruhuuga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ruhyoka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ruhocka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rahuk | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ruhek | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ruhiigwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ruhikayo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruhak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrehukha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruhac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruyogwa | 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 Ruhukwa
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