Rukiri Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Rukiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
Rukiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rukiri occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rukiri.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukiri? popularity and diffusion
Rukiri is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Rukiri reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda it is most common in: Kampala District, where 33 percent live, Bushenyi District, where 13 percent live and Isingiro District, where 13 percent live. Besides Uganda Rukiri exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 37 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rukirio | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rukira | 83 | 162 | / |
| Rukuri | 83 | 10 | / |
| Rokiri | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rikiri | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rukire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rukhairie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rukeris | 77 | 7 | / |
| Rukaira | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rokoiri | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rucuiri | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rukuuri | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rukeira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rukheri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rukhaire | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rokhairi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rougkeri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rukheriy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rukure | 67 | 182 | / |
| Rukera | 67 | 179 | / |
| Rukere | 67 | 21 | / |
| Rucuri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruceri | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rukiri
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