Rushema Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rushema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rushema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1811:292,49522,657
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Rushema (10) may also be a first name.

Rushema Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rushema Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Rushema is found most in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rushema.

How Common Is The Last Name Rushema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 950,707th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rushema live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 292,495. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 52 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 46 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Rwanda, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rushemma931/
Rusema921/
Rautshema881/
Rushima86163/
Rushoma8621/
Rushama865/
Roshema864/
Ruchema863/
Rusemma861/
Roshemma809/
Rushamma801/
Rosema771,493/
Ruzema77155/
Rusemo7773/
Rusama7744/
Rusima7743/
Rusemi7731/
Rusoma7714/
Rucema771/
Rushsamma751/
Ruseimy71200/
Rusimah71105/
Rosemay7198/
Rissema7132/
Roshima7117/
Rishama7115/
Rishima719/
Rusamai717/
Rosemma715/
Rusomaa715/
Rusamah713/
Roosema712/
Rusamma712/
Risemay712/
Ruceema711/
Rushimo711/
Russama711/
Rusimha711/
Rosemai710/
Ruchimat67763/
Risshima67138/
Rhishama673/
Rizshima671/
Roshimma671/
Roseamma671/
Rushomho671/

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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 Rushema
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