Rukiko Surname
Approximately 948 people bear this surname
Rukiko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 652 | 1:81,199 | 8,330 |
| DR Congo | 294 | 1:251,291 | 23,908 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Rukiko (182) may also be a first name.
Rukiko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukiko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rukiko occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukiko? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rukiko is the 377,044th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,687,285 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rukiko reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most common first name throughout the world, held by 182 people.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 652 people, or 1 in 81,199. In Tanzania Rukiko is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 62 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 22 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Rukiko
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