Rukera Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Rukera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Rukera (57) may also be a first name.

Rukera Last Name Facts

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

Rukera occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,276,805th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rukera live; 54 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 57 people.

The last name Rukera is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Apart from The DR Congo Rukera exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukeera927/
Rukeira921/
Rukara831,980/
Rukero83415/
Rukira83162/
Rukere8321/
Rokera8315/
Rucera836/
Rukora836/
Rikera831/
Ruckerray801/
Ruckeraus800/
Rockera7714/
Rukorah7711/
Rukeris777/
Ruchera777/
Rukorra776/
Rukaira774/
Rukaara773/
Rokkera773/
Ruceera773/
Rukheri771/
Rukarra771/
Rikiera771/
Rikerai771/
Ruukara771/
Ruskere771/
Rauqera771/
Ruckery771/
Rikkera771/
Riquera771/
Riqueira7169/
Rukharay7117/
Rougkeri711/
Riquiera711/
Raukaray711/
Rukheriy711/
Rukoro67510/
Rucero67181/
Roucheray6794/
Rokero6752/
Rukiri6730/
Rukaro677/
Rikara674/
Roucherau672/
Rikira672/
Rukire671/
Ruceri671/
Rikora671/
Rokere671/
Rukiro671/
Rouqueira671/

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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 Rukera
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