Ruriga Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Ruriga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 141 | 1:327,517 | 20,034 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Ruriga (10) may also be a first name.
Ruriga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruriga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruriga is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruriga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,484,726th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name Ruriga is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ruriga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 327,517. In Kenya Ruriga is most common in: Kirinyaga County, where 86 percent are found, Embu County, where 6 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Ruriga
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