Rumisha Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rumisha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rumisha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8721:60,7136,512
India51:153,413,076951,030
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Rumisha (354) may also be a first name.

Rumisha Last Name Facts

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

Rumisha (Hindi: रूमीशा, Marathi: रूमेसा, Oriya: ରୁମିଶା) is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rumisha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 398,988th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,262,524 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rumisha reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rumisha is also the 463,079th most numerous given name internationally, held by 354 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 872 people, or 1 in 60,713. In Tanzania Rumisha is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 49 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rumaisha939/
Rumisa9219/
Rumaisa86216/
Rumisah86184/
Rumisih86116/
Rumisho8657/
Rumesha8624/
Rumicha8612/
Romisha864/
Rummisa861/
Rumusha861/
Rumeisa861/
Rumaisau8020/
Rumaisoh8018/
Rumichah8010/
Rumaisah8010/
Rumaisih806/
Roumishi805/
Rhumaisa804/
Rumaishi803/
Roumeisa801/
Rumaisat801/
Roumaisa801/
Rumisher801/
Romeisha800/
Romisa77395/
Rumiza7737/
Rumisi7736/
Rumesa7714/
Rumusa7711/
Rumysa773/
Rumiso771/
Rumise771/
Rumaitsah754/
Raumisher753/
Roumeissa752/
Roumaissa751/
Rumiche715,337/
Romaisa711,439/
Roumisi71356/
Romisih71238/
Romisaa71183/
Rimisho71129/
Rumheza7179/
Rumesah7145/
Romesha7133/
Rumiser7129/
Rumesih7121/
Rumaiza7118/
Rumichi7117/
Rumicho7111/
Rumusau716/
Rumaisi716/
Rumeesa715/
Rumeysa715/
Rumaysa713/
Rumichy712/
Romisoh712/
Rumisei711/
Rumesia711/
Rhumisi711/
Rumecha711/
Rumesau711/
Roumaissaz711/
Rusmise711/
Rumhiza711/
Roumise710/
Romaisaa67122/
Romaisoh677/
Rusmiser673/
Romaissa673/
Roumaysa672/
Rumetseh672/
Rumussau671/
Roumessa671/
Romeissa671/
Roomaisa671/
Rumaizah671/

Rumisha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rumisha in the Oriya language
ରୁମିଶାrumisa-
Rumisha in the Marathi language
रूमेसाrumesa-
Rumisha in the Hindi language
रूमीशाrumisa43.75
रूमिशाrumisa43.75
रुमीशाrumisa12.5

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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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  • 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 Rumisha
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