Rutahiwa Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rutahiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutahiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4311:122,83411,635
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Rutahiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rutahiwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rutahiwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutahiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 685,266th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rutahiwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Rutahiwa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 431 people, or 1 in 122,834. In Tanzania Rutahiwa is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 82 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruthahiwa941/
Rutaha86839/
Rutahi865/
Rutaha Wa821/
Rautahi8024/
Rutaiha802/
Rutaaha801/
Rutaahya751/
Ratahi71304/
Ritahi715/
Rataha715/
Rudahi712/
Rutaho711/
Rutaeva6710/
Roudahi674/
Rautaiha'a671/
Retehia671/
Rautaho671/
Raudahi671/
Rustaeva6389/
Rittaewa631/
Ritthaewa591/
Rushtaeva591/
Rotaeva5340/
Ritaeva533/

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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 Rutahiwa
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