Rushishi Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Rushishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Rushishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rushishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rushishi is most common in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rushishi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rushishi live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Rushishi is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Rushishi is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 67 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 17 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutshishi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Rushisha | 88 | 35 | / |
| Rusisi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Rushizi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rushesha | 75 | 204 | / |
| Ruchichi | 75 | 25 | / |
| Rusheshe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rutsitsi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ruchichai | 71 | 283 | / |
| Rusizi | 71 | 280 | / |
| Ruchichip | 71 | 187 | / |
| Ruchichit | 71 | 151 | / |
| Rusheesha | 71 | 11 | / |
| Rusisa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rusetchii | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rusischer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rusichi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rutchaisit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Russisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rushesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruzisai | 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
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- 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 Rushishi
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