Ruhusa Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Maldives

Ruhusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ruhusa 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
Tanzania2451:216,08818,072
Kenya791:584,55627,458
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Maldives31:134,7244,057

Ruhusa (97) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ruhusa Demographics

Ruhusa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ruhusa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruhusa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ruhusa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhusa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 723,769th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,128,224 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ruhusa reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 962,660th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 97 people.

The last name Ruhusa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 216,088. In Tanzania Ruhusa is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 61 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 35 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Ruhusa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.

Ruhusa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ruhusa surname is primarily 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
Ruhusha923/
Ruhussa921/
Ruhuso831/
Ruhosha7755/
Ruhuzad775/
Rihuza6725/
Rujuja671/
Rouusseau671/
Ruhosho62141/
Ruhooza6212/
Roouza501/
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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 Ruhusa
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