Ruraba Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Ruraba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ruraba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruraba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruraba is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruraba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruraba reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 92 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 8 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent live.
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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 Ruraba
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