Rukunda Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rukunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1201:128,65217,093
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Uganda461:848,68039,357
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Rukunda (65) may also be a first name.

Rukunda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rukunda is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukunda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 910,497th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Rukunda are found; 41 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 65 people.

Rukunda is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 128,652. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 61 percent reside, Harare Province, where 32 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and Uganda, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukundah931/
Rukundap931/
Roukounda8814/
Ruikounda881/
Rukundo86115,987/
Rukundi86248/
Rukonda86153/
Rucunda868/
Rukunde862/
Rukkundi80137/
Rukuundo8017/
Rukhundi804/
Rukunddi801/
Roukonda801/
Rucuunda801/
Rukunndo801/
Rukondo71547/
Rukonde719/
Rikundo712/
Ricunda712/
Rokonda712/
Rokundo711/
Rukumdo711/
Rukoondo671/
Rouskoundou671/
Rokkonda671/
Rucondo573/
Rokondo572/
Ruconde571/
Rokhonde538/
Roconday531/

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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 Rukunda
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