Rushekya Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Rushekya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 153 | 1:346,024 | 25,597 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rushekya (21) may also be a first name.
Rushekya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rushekya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rushekya is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rushekya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,398,030th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Rushekya is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rushekya reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rushekya is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 21 people.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 346,024. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 92 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside and Geita Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 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 Rushekya
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