Rukuru Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rukuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
India71:109,580,769786,157
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Rukuru Last Name Facts

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

Rukuru is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Rukuru occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Rukuru are found; 43 percent are found in Southern Africa and 43 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe Rukuru is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 88 percent reside, Harare Province, where 6 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 18 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukurou921/
Rukur919/
Ruguru835,583/
Rukure83182/
Rukura8332/
Rakuru8321/
Rukuri8310/
Rukeru837/
Rukoru834/
Rukkur834/
Rucuru833/
Rekuru833/
Rukaru832/
Rukuro832/
Rikuru831/
Rukiru831/
Rkkuru831/
Ryukur831/
Rukr8022/
Rukwaru7758/
Rukharu7744/
Raukura7731/
Rokurou7711/
Ruguaru777/
Rukuaro775/
Rukuura775/
Ruckruh774/
Rukuuri773/
Ruikiru772/
Rajkuru771/
Rukurwa771/
Ruckaur771/
Rukurwe771/
Rugurua771/
Rukkrua771/
Rukkrue771/
Rukkure771/
Rukar73137/
Rakur7335/
Ruker7321/
Rkaur7321/
Rugur7320/
Rkour735/
Rukre732/
Rukor732/
Ruakr731/
Rkure731/
Rugru731/
Rukra731/
Rukir731/
Ryukr731/
Rikur731/
Rayakuru714/
Ruckauer712/
Rachuuru711/
Raaikuru711/
Ruekurai711/
Rucker6734,105/
Ruikar673,706/
Rukara671,980/
Rucoru67599/
Rukoro67510/
Rukari67498/
Rukero67415/
Raukar67286/
Raguru67267/
Rauker67194/
Rakuro67192/
Rukera67179/
Rukira67162/
Rukare67158/
Rukore67155/
Rakuri67127/
Rugure67126/
Reuker67120/
Rukher6795/
Rikuro6782/
Rukkhruea6764/
Ruguri6762/
Rugura6761/
Rakure6747/
Rukhar6740/
Reguru6738/
Rukiri6730/
Rukjær6723/
Rakaur6722/
Rhakur6721/
Rukere6721/
Rouker6716/
Rokuro6716/
Rucaru6715/
Ruekar6714/
Rakour6712/
Raikur6711/
Rueker6710/
Rackur6710/
Räuker678/
Rukker678/
Rukaro677/
Rukora676/
Rikuar675/
Rakura675/
Rkr675/
Racuru674/
Reukar674/
Rukrae674/
Rikura673/
Rikaur673/
Ryuker673/
Roukar673/
Rukhra673/
Raykur672/
Ruegur672/
Rukkar672/
Rikuri672/
Rueckauer672/
Rekour672/
Rukrai672/
Rakhur671/
Rakiur671/
Rakury671/
Raakur671/
Rukrey671/
Ruykar671/
Ruoker671/
Ruckar671/
Ruckor671/
Ruiker671/
Rrukar671/
Rekuri671/
Raukir671/
Ruikor671/
Ruquer671/
Rekura671/
Rikour671/
Rikure671/
Rucuri671/
Rugaru671/
Rukire671/
Rukiro671/
Rkuria671/
Rekeur671/
Rokour671/
Rugury671/
Rukkor671/
Rukree671/
Rukroy671/
Rhukri671/
Hrykur671/
Ruugar670/
Ruaker670/
Roukre670/
Recuru670/
Riuker670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rukuru
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