Rusuma Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rusuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rusuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
India71:109,580,769786,157

Rusuma (137) may also be a first name.

Rusuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rusuma (Hindi: रूसूमा, Oriya: ରୁସୁମା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rusuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rusuma is the 1,551,568th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Rusuma live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 137 people.

The surname Rusuma is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 551,475. In Tanzania Rusuma is most common in: Kagera Region, where 98 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 1 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rushuma921/
Ruusumaa8617/
Rushuuma862/
Rousouma861/
Rusumo83130/
Rujuma83108/
Rusumi8317/
Rusoma8314/
Ruzuma839/
Risuma834/
Rucuma832/
Roussouma802/
Rushima77163/
Rusimah77105/
Ruusumo7724/
Rushoma7721/
Rusomaa775/
Ruchuma773/
Rusooma772/
Rusutmi771/
Rujuuma771/
Ruzumma771/
Rosumaha717/
Ruzoma67297/
Rizuma6725/
Rozuma6711/
Ruzumi674/
Rusomi671/
Rosumi671/
Rucima671/
Rousoumou671/

Rusuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rusuma in the Oriya language
ରୁସୁମାrusuma66.67
ଋଷୁମାrsuma8.33
ରୂସୁମାrusuma8.33
ରୁଷୁମାrusuma8.33
ରୁଶୁମାrusuma8.33
Rusuma in the Hindi language
रूसूमाrusuma40
रूसुमाrusuma40
रुसुमाrusuma20

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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 Rusuma
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