Rukumba Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rukumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda671:582,67631,350
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Rukumba (11) may also be a first name.

Rukumba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rukumba is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukumba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rukumba is the 1,795,579th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rukumba reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rukumba is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 582,676. In Uganda Rukumba is most frequent in: Hoima District, where 64 percent are found, Kampala District, where 15 percent are found and Isingiro District, where 6 percent are found. Not including Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukumbai93262/
Rukuumba931/
Rukkumbai8831/
Rukhumbai884/
Rukumbhai883/
Rukomba86222/
Rukumbo86152/
Rukumbi864/
Rukunbai803/
Rukimbai801/
Rokoumbai751/
Rukombo71343/
Rukombe7169/
Rocumba7114/
Rukunbo712/
Rucumbo711/
Rukunbi711/
Rokombo571/

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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 Rukumba
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