Ruhumuriza Surname

57,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Ruhumuriza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhumuriza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda8,3721:1,357322
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Uganda711:549,84930,277
Burundi161:612,803644
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ruhumuriza (172) may also be a first name.

Ruhumuriza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruhumuriza is more frequently found in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhumuriza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruhumuriza is the 57,799th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 832,197 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruhumuriza reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 696,764th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 172 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Rwanda, where it is held by 8,372 people, or 1 in 1,357. Aside from Rwanda Ruhumuriza occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhamuriza901/
Ruhamiriza807/
Rahim Raza605/
Rahimirzai601/
Rahimi-Rizi576/
Rahimi Rizi571/
Raheem Raza571/
Raheem Riaz571/
Rahim Rezia571/
Rehem Rosa503/

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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 Ruhumuriza
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