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
Rukenge is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukenge? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,185,033rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname 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 common given name world-wide It is held by 21 people.
The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
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
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- 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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