Rushaya Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Rushaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
Rushaya (15) may also be a first name.
Rushaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rushaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rushaya (Oriya: ରୁଶୟ) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rushaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Rushaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rushaya is the 2,776,799th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rushaya reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rushaya is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 395,852. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 51 percent reside, Harare Province, where 21 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 18 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rushaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rushaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁଶୟ | rusaya | - |
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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 Rushaya
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