Rutasha Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rutasha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutasha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Rutasha (13) may also be a first name.

Rutasha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rutasha is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutasha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Rutasha live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name on earth, held by 13 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,301,809. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 39 percent live, Arusha Region, where 17 percent live and Kagera Region, where 17 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruthasha931/
Rutashaya886/
Ruthausha881/
Rutasih8610/
Rutosha864/
Rotasha862/
Rutesha861/
Ritasha861/
Rutazaha8085/
Rustasih808/
Rautasay806/
Rutoosha804/
Rautacha803/
Ruttasai801/
Rithasha801/
Rutase7713/
Rutaza7710/
Rutaso773/
Ritasa772/
Rutasi771/
Ruttachat751/
Ruttachai751/
Rutazaa7185/
Rautaso7119/
Rottasa7117/
Rautasi719/
Rautase713/
Rutaaza712/
Roustachad711/
Ritesha711/
Ruthaza711/
Rothasa711/
Ruttase711/
Rautasuo6729/
Routasuo6719/
Rotthasa674/
Rautacho673/
Ruttazah671/

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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 Rutasha
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