Rukenge Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Rukenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Rukenge (21) may also be a first name.
Rukenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rukenge is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rukenge.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukenge? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Rukenge occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rukenge reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 21 people.
Rukenge is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhukenge | 93 | 4 | / |
| Rukiene | 86 | 9 | / |
| Rukenga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rukeneh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruikiene | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rushkene | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rugkenee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruchkene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rauckene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rukeni | 77 | 100 | / |
| Rukena | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rokene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruckinger | 75 | 19 | / |
| Rukinga | 71 | 54 | / |
| Rokenea | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ruquene | 71 | 8 | / |
| Rucence | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rokiene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rukenza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Roucene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reuqenes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruquenes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukehena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rockiene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rockeney | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Rukenge
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