Rukara Surname

208,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rukara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8001:48,7995,954
Zimbabwe5931:26,0343,995
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rukara (320) may also be a first name.

Rukara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rukara is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rukara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rukara is the 208,831st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,680,579 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rukara reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rukara is also the 490,671st most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 320 people.

The surname Rukara is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 800 people, or 1 in 48,799. In Uganda it is most common in: Kisoro District, where 16 percent are found, Kibaale District, where 16 percent are found and Kasese District, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found.

Rukara Last Name Statistics demography

Rukara earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 28.18% less than the national average, earning $35,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukaira924/
Rukaara923/
Ruukara921/
Rukarra921/
Rukharay8617/
Raukarad869/
Rukharat868/
Rukkarat865/
Rugkarat861/
Raukaray861/
Rukaraya861/
Rukari83498/
Rukera83179/
Rukare83158/
Rokara8332/
Rukaro837/
Rukora836/
Rikara834/
Rukkharat8029/
Rukaari7749/
Rukariy7717/
Rikhara7715/
Rukorah7711/
Rutkari777/
Rukeera777/
Rukorra776/
Rukhari774/
Rukhare774/
Rokkara774/
Roukari773/
Rukoora773/
Rukeira771/
Rukaree771/
Ruikare771/
Raukare771/
Ruzkares7123/
Rautkari7120/
Rukhaire712/
Rukarree711/
Roudkari711/
Rrukhare711/
Rukhatri711/
Rukoro67510/
Rukero67415/
Rukore67155/
Ricara6734/
Rokari679/
Rokare678/
Roekaurai677/
Rucari674/
Rucaro671/
Rikora671/
Rukhairie671/
Rikera671/
Ruckerray671/
Rukahairo671/
Rikaro671/
Rockarray670/

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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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  • 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 Rukara
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