Rusizi Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Rusizi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 269 | 1:196,809 | 16,828 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Rusizi (27) may also be a first name.
Rusizi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rusizi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rusizi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rusizi.
How Common Is The Last Name Rusizi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rusizi is the 937,786th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. Rusizi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rusizi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 196,809. In Tanzania Rusizi is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushizi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ruzizi | 83 | 131 | / |
| Rusisi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Rusiji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rusigi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rusidze | 77 | 256 | / |
| Ruzaizi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rusichi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rushiji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rushiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruszica | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rosizzi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rushizha | 71 | 284 | / |
| Rushishi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Rushizhe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Roshaizi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rusiechi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rutsitsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruzige | 67 | 324 | / |
| Rusica | 67 | 131 | / |
| Rosici | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ricezi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ruzica | 67 | 25 | / |
| Rujici | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rusesi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ruzici | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rusisa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rusetchii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rozizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rutshishi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rizizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rosize | 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 Rusizi
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