Rukonya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rukonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rukonya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Rukonya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rukonya occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukonya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rukonya reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Rukonya is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Rukonya exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukunya86285/
Rukanya8651/
Rokonya861/
Rukuunya804/
Rukonjo712/
Rukunja712/
Rikonia711/
Rukania711/
Rukanja711/
Rukaniah675/
Rukhaniah6320/
Rikania5715/
Rokania5713/
Rikenyo571/
Ricanya571/
Rokhania5323/
Riquenia531/
Rikhaniah5010/
Show All Similar Surnames

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 Rukonya
  • 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