Ruhuma Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Maldives

Ruhuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ruhuma 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
Uganda2111:185,02015,254
England51:11,143,612252,590
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ruhuma (66) may also be a first name.

Ruhuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruhuma (Hindi: रूहुमा) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhuma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,073,555th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ruhuma reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ruhuma is also the 1,201,840th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 66 people.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 185,020. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kabarole District, where 57 percent live, Kyenjojo District, where 26 percent live and Kampala District, where 5 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The Maldives, where 2 percent live.

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
Ruhuuma921/
Rouhouma8647/
Rujuma83108/
Ruhumo831/
Rihuma831/
Rujuuma771/
Rauoma671/
Rūguma671/
Ruyumo671/
Roouma671/
Rieumo501/
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Ruhuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruhuma in the Hindi language
रूहुमाruhuma-

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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 Ruhuma
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