Rukuva Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Rukuva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rukuwa | 83 | 189 | / |
| Rokuva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rukuvo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rukuve | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rukuwai | 77 | 59 | / |
| Rukuwah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Rukouba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rukoeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rutkusvaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rukhieva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Roukouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roukouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rikuwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rukiwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rucuba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rukuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rikkuwa | 62 | 7 | / |
| Rukeuwe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Rikuwai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rukowo | 50 | 43 | / |
| Rukowe | 50 | 14 | / |
| Rikiwa | 50 | 13 | / |
| Rucubo | 50 | 3 | / |
Rukuva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rukuva in the Hindi language | ||
| रुकुवा | rukuva | 57.69 |
| रूकुवा | rukuva | 42.31 |
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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
- 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 Rukuva
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