Rulema Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Rulema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Rulema (32) may also be a first name.
Rulema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rulema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rulema is found most frequently in Uganda. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rulema? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rulema is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Rulema reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 32 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Isingiro District, where 14 percent live, Kabarole District, where 14 percent live and Kamwenge District, where 14 percent live. Beside Uganda Rulema occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruleema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rullemas | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ruloma | 83 | 464 | / |
| Rulyma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rolema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruleme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rollema | 77 | 231 | / |
| Rulimah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Raulima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rulomaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raulama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rulamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raulamah | 71 | 20 | / |
| Raulamaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruilemos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rulamo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Rulimo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rilima | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roleme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rulahamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rahulamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raulamo | 62 | 42 | / |
| Raulimi | 62 | 35 | / |
| Roulamo | 62 | 17 | / |
| Raulimo | 62 | 15 | / |
| Rihlama | 62 | 5 | / |
| Rulismi | 62 | 4 | / |
| Riliama | 62 | 2 | / |
| Rollemo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rilamma | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rulaimo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rhoulimi | 57 | 137 | / |
| Rilamo | 50 | 10 | / |
| Rolimi | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Rulema
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis