Rukuva Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rukuva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukuva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Rukuva (53) may also be a first name.

Rukuva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rukuva (Hindi: रुकुवा) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukuva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rukuva is the 3,730,171st most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Rukuva occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Rukuva live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Rukuva is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 53 people.

The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 964,890. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 63 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 38 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukuwa83189/
Rokuva831/
Rukuvo831/
Rukuve831/
Rukuwai7759/
Rukuwah778/
Rukouba771/
Rukoeva771/
Rutkusvaha751/
Rukhieva712/
Roukouba711/
Roukouwa711/
Rikuwa6715/
Rukiwa6715/
Rucuba679/
Rukuwi671/
Rikkuwa627/
Rukeuwe622/
Rikuwai621/
Rukowo5043/
Rukowe5014/
Rikiwa5013/
Rucubo503/

Rukuva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rukuva in the Hindi language
रुकुवाrukuva57.69
रूकुवाrukuva42.31

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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
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  • 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 Rukuva
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