Ruhunga Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ruhunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ruhunga 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
Uganda2441:159,99713,888
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Ruhunga (52) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ruhunga Demographics

Ruhunga Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Ruhunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruhunga is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 956,400th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. Ruhunga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruhunga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 52 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 159,997. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kyenjojo District, where 61 percent live, Kamwenge District, where 11 percent live and Kibaale District, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Rwanda, where 3 percent live.

Ruhunga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ruhunga surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Ruhuunga931/
Ruhungo86177/
Rujunga865/
Rihunga861/
Ruyunga861/
Rauunga861/
Rihungai801/
Ruyonga71444/
Ruhongo712/
Rujongo578/
Ruyongo573/
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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 Ruhunga
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