Ruhuna Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Ruhuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ruhuna (195) may also be a first name.

Ruhuna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruhuna (Oriya: ରୁହୁଣା) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ruhuna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhuna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Ruhuna are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 649,894th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 195 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Ruhuna is most common in: Lindi Region, where 80 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhuuna921/
Ruhuunga861/
Rujuna833/
Rihuna832/
Ru'una831/
Ruhonah7715/
Rujunga775/
Rihunau771/
Ruyunga771/
Rauunga771/
Ruhono6759/
Rujona672/
Ruuono671/
Rouhounou671/
Rieunau6223/
Rieuneau5775/
Rujono5040/

Ruhuna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruhuna in the Oriya language
ରୁହୁଣାruhuna73.08
ରୁହୁନାruhuna16.35
ଋହୁଣାrhuna3.85
ରୂହୁଣାruhuna2.88
ରୃହୁଣାrrhuna0.96
ରୁହୁଣିruhuni0.96

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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 Ruhuna
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