Rukobo Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rukobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1421:108,72015,015
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Rukobo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rukobo occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukobo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rukobo is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname Rukobo occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Rukobo are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 108,720. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 43 percent reside, Harare Province, where 23 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 18 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rucobo83729/
Rukoba83250/
Rukubo8385/
Rukabo8362/
Rukebo8356/
Rikobo832/
Rukobah7720/
Rukooba775/
Rhucobo773/
Rukovoy771/
Rukouba771/
Rikhobo771/
Roukouba711/
Rucoba672,325/
Rocabo671,745/
Rukuba67339/
Rukeba67229/
Rokubo67175/
Rucabo6723/
Rokoba6718/
Ricobo676/
Rukaba676/
Rucovo674/
Rukhoibah673/
Rucubo673/
Rocobo672/
Rocaboy62706/
Rickebo625/
Rukeeba624/
Rukaaba622/
Rhukeba621/
Rukgaba620/
Rickaboo570/
Rickeboy570/
Ricabo50860/
Rocoba5017/
Ricoba5011/
Rucuba509/
Rocuba508/
Rokaba504/
Rocaba501/
Rikaba501/
Rikeba501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Rukobo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis