Rukatu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rukatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Rukatu (255) may also be a first name.

Rukatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rukatu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rukatu live; 38 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Rukatu is also the 557,860th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 255 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Rukatu is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 33 percent are found, Lagos, where 33 percent are found and Ogun, where 33 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 38 percent are found and Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukaitu929/
Rukkatu921/
Rukaatu921/
Rutkatu921/
Roukatou86102/
Ruthkatu861/
Rukaitou861/
Rikatu836/
Roukaitou803/
Ruqqatu771/
Rikaatu771/
Rokaitou713/
Rokeatou711/
Rokeatau711/
Roukeitou672/
Roukoutou671/
Rikhotu621/
Rouquettou501/

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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 Rukatu
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