Rusiga Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Burundi

Rusiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rusiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Rusiga Last Name Facts

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

Rusiga (Oriya: ରୁଷିଗା) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rusiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Rusiga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Rusiga are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 67 percent live, Mara Region, where 17 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Burundi, where 22 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.

Rusiga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rusiga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rusiga last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutsiga9212/
Rushinga86265/
Rusheiga861/
Ruziga83321/
Rugiga83137/
Risiga8365/
Rusigi831/
Ručigaj77206/
Ruchiga7737/
Rucigay7716/
Rucigaj776/
Rushega772/
Rhuziga771/
Rissiga771/
Rusejga771/
Rushenga71214/
Rushingi7118/
Rushaigo7112/
Rushinge712/
Rusheega711/
Rushingo711/
Rhushige711/
Russiger710/
Ruzige67324/
Risigo6728/
Rugigo6710/
Rosega678/
Rosigi674/
Rugega673/
Riziga672/
Ruzega672/
Ruzigo671/
Rujigo671/
Roziga671/

Rusiga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rusiga in the Oriya language
ରୁଷିଗାrusiga-

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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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  • 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 Rusiga
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