Rulisa Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Rulisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rulisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Rulisa (48) may also be a first name.

Rulisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rulisa (Marathi: रुलीसा) is more frequently found in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rulisa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Rulisa is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Rulisa live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 48 people.

Rulisa is most commonly used in Rwanda, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 231,938. Other than Rwanda this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raulisa9278/
Raulisay861/
Rolisa83102/
Ruliza8330/
Rilisa8318/
Rulica833/
Ruliso831/
Rulisi831/
Rahulisah806/
Rolisay7732/
Ruslise7714/
Rulysca779/
Roelisa777/
Rolisai774/
Rolisha773/
Rulesha772/
Roluisa771/
Rulyusa771/
Rholisa771/
Roleisay7163/
Rullysha7145/
Rugliese714/
Rollissa713/
Roellisa711/
Raulesia711/
Roliza67112/
Rolesa679/
Riliza677/
Roliso676/
Ruleza674/
Rollischa674/
Rolisi673/
Ruluza672/
Rolisy671/
Ruliço671/
Rolise671/
Routlisse671/

Rulisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rulisa in the Marathi language
रुलीसाrulisa-

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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 Rulisa
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