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
Ruraba occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruraba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Ruraba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruraba live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Ruraba is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Ruraba is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 92 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 8 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 7 percent reside.
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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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