Rushema Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Rushema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 181 | 1:292,495 | 22,657 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
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 borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rushema click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rushema? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 950,707th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name Rushema is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rushema reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rushema is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name globally It is held by 10 people.
Rushema is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 292,495. In Tanzania Rushema 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. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Rwanda, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushemma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rusema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rautshema | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rushima | 86 | 163 | / |
| Rushoma | 86 | 21 | / |
| Rushama | 86 | 5 | / |
| Roshema | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ruchema | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rusemma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Roshemma | 80 | 9 | / |
| Rushamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rosema | 77 | 1,493 | / |
| Ruzema | 77 | 155 | / |
| Rusemo | 77 | 73 | / |
| Rusama | 77 | 44 | / |
| Rusima | 77 | 43 | / |
| Rusemi | 77 | 31 | / |
| Rusoma | 77 | 14 | / |
| Rucema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rushsamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ruseimy | 71 | 200 | / |
| Rusimah | 71 | 105 | / |
| Rosemay | 71 | 98 | / |
| Rissema | 71 | 32 | / |
| Roshima | 71 | 17 | / |
| Rishama | 71 | 15 | / |
| Rishima | 71 | 9 | / |
| Rusamai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rosemma | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rusomaa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rusamah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Roosema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rusamma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Risemay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ruceema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rushimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Russama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rusimha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rosemai | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ruchimat | 67 | 763 | / |
| Risshima | 67 | 138 | / |
| Rhishama | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rizshima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roshimma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roseamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rushomho | 67 | 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 Rushema
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