Rutagaya Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rutagaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutagaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Rutagaya (28) may also be a first name.

Rutagaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rutagaya is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutagaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rutagaya is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rutagaya reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rutagaya is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 28 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Rutagaya is most common in: Ibanda District, where 20 percent reside, Kamwenge District, where 20 percent reside and Kisoro District, where 20 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutegaya8817/
Rutagayo884/
Rutagiya881/
Rutaga8611/
Ruteaga80185/
Rutauga804/
Rutaiga803/
Rutaaga803/
Ruitaga801/
Rutagija754/
Rutogoya752/
Rutahaga752/
Rutagi71141/
Rutoga7130/
Rutage714/
Rutahaaga711/
Rustagi674,299/
Rustage67265/
Rutangi6717/
Rutaagi6716/
Rautage672/
Ruthage671/
Rautagi671/
Rutooga671/
Ruteiga671/
Ruttage670/
Rusthage6315/
Rustaagi634/
Rauhtagi633/
Rustaugi631/
Rujstagi631/
Russtagi631/
Rustager631/
Roustage630/
Routaghou591/
Rotage5710/
Rotagi578/
Rutoge572/
Rustogi53544/
Rutogha5317/
Rothage5316/
Rothagi531/
Rustogee503/
Ruthogha501/
Raustogi501/

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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 Rutagaya
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