Rukaiga Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Rukaiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Rukaiga (7) may also be a first name.
Rukaiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukaiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rukaiga is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukaiga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rukaiga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 7 people.
The surname Rukaiga is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Rukaiga is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Rukaiga exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rukainga | 93 | 291 | / |
| Rukaga | 92 | 27 | / |
| Rukiga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Rukayinga | 88 | 3 | / |
| Rukanga | 86 | 363 | / |
| Rukaaga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rukangah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rukagi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Rukago | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rukeyanga | 75 | 11 | / |
| Rukayanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ruchiga | 71 | 37 | / |
| Rucigay | 71 | 16 | / |
| Rucigaj | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rucanga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rokagha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rukango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rukangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rokage | 62 | 4 | / |
| Rucage | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rockage | 57 | 18 | / |
| Rukegye | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rukuyenge | 50 | 27 | / |
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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 Rukaiga
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