Rurema Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Rurema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 78 | 1:500,504 | 28,682 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Rurema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rurema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rurema occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rurema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rurema is the 1,727,723rd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Rurema is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Rurema reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 500,504. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Mbarara District, where 27 percent reside, Kiruhura District, where 10 percent reside and Kyegegwa District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Rurema exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 22 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rurehma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rureema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rurama | 83 | 40 | / |
| Rureme | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rurima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruramai | 77 | 14 | / |
| Raurima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rurahma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rusremi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rauramaa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Rurohmah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rurramma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ririma | 67 | 125 | / |
| Riroma | 67 | 113 | / |
| Rirama | 67 | 19 | / |
| Rorima | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rurimo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rauramo | 62 | 61 | / |
| Ririmai | 62 | 9 | / |
| Roraima | 62 | 6 | / |
| Riramma | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ririmo | 50 | 13 | / |
| Riromo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Rorimi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Rurema
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