Rutaganda Surname

104,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Rutaganda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutaganda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda4,3411:2,618637
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rutaganda (35) may also be a first name.

Rutaganda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rutaganda is held by more people in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutaganda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rutaganda is the 104,483rd most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,622,700 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rutaganda live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most common first name on earth, held by 35 people.

Rutaganda is most commonly held in Rwanda, where it is carried by 4,341 people, or 1 in 2,618. Other than Rwanda this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Rutaganda
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