Rukuba Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rukuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1971:268,73921,270
Uganda911:429,00326,108
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Rukuba (44) may also be a first name.

Rukuba Last Name Facts

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

Rukuba (Bengali: রুকুবা) is found most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukuba? popularity and diffusion

Rukuba is the 820,032nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. The surname Rukuba is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Rukuba are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 44 people.

The last name Rukuba is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 268,739. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 91 percent reside, Mara Region, where 5 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Rukuba Last Name Statistics demography

Rukuba earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukubai921/
Rukouba921/
Rukkubai8636/
Roukouba861/
Rukoba83250/
Rukubo8385/
Rucuba839/
Rukiba839/
Rukube835/
Rukubi833/
Rukibah7725/
Rukooba775/
Roukiba773/
Rukibai773/
Rukubio771/
Rukobai771/
Rukkibai7113/
Rikkubai715/
Rikubhai713/
Rukkobai712/
Rhukubje711/
Rucoba672,325/
Rokubo67175/
Rukobo67152/
Rukobe6728/
Rokoba6718/
Rikiba678/
Rocuba678/
Rucubo673/
Rokube671/
Rukobhe6210/
Rokobau621/
Rikkibai571/
Rucobo50729/
Rocoba5017/
Ricubo501/
Rokobe501/

Rukuba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rukuba in the Bengali language
রুকুবাrukuba-

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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
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  • 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 Rukuba
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