Rukano Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Rukano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia441:54,7596,488
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476

Rukano (17) may also be a first name.

Rukano Last Name Facts

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

Rukano (Arabic: روكانو, Russian: Рукано) is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukano? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rukano reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rukano is also the 2,694,839th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 17 people.

This surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 54,759. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Kavango East Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Namibia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruckano921/
Rukango921/
Rukana83320/
Rukono83310/
Rucano8399/
Rikano836/
Rokano832/
Rukanah771,971/
Rukanga77363/
Rukhana77267/
Rukanna7732/
Raukana7727/
Roukana7715/
Ruskono7714/
Rukongo779/
Rukaina778/
Rukkana777/
Rokaino775/
Ruscano772/
Rukanap771/
Rukcana771/
Rukhanah71333/
Rukainga71291/
Rukaenah71266/
Roukanas7145/
Rukainah7126/
Rukkanna7117/
Rukhgana711/
Rukahana711/
Ruchkana711/
Rougkana711/
Rukhanas711/
Rukauina711/
Rukangah711/
Rokana67478/
Rikana67279/
Rucana67275/
Rukhaenah6744/
Rukhamnah676/
Rukhainah676/
Rukona675/
Rukena675/
Rokono673/

Rukano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rukano in the Russian language
Руканоrukano-
Rukano in the Arabic language
روكانوrwkanw-

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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 Rukano
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