Rukonge Surname

582,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rukonge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukonge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5321:99,5149,810
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218

Rukonge (251) may also be a first name.

Rukonge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rukonge occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rukonge.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukonge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rukonge is the 582,011th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,520,493 people. The last name Rukonge occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rukonge live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Rukonge is also the 562,655th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 251 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 532 people, or 1 in 99,514. In Tanzania Rukonge is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 73 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Rukusenge751/
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Rukunga71462/
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Rokoine71167/
Rukonhi71150/
Rukhane7177/
Roukona7173/
Ruscone7111/
Rukungi719/
Rukonji713/
Rukonyi711/
Rukangi711/
Rukanje711/
Rukonzi711/
Rokonye711/
Ruskoni711/
Rukoona711/
Rukonza711/
Rukanets6742/
Roukoina679/
Ruskonis677/
Roukouni674/
Roukouna674/
Rukung'a671/
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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 Rukonge
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