Rutashaya Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rutashaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutashaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Rutashaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rutashaya is most common in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutashaya? popularity and diffusion

Rutashaya is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rutashaya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Rutashaya is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bushenyi District, where 100 percent live. Aside from Uganda Rutashaya occurs in one country. It is also found in Somalia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutasha8826/
Rautasay826/
Ruthasha821/
Ruthausha781/
Rutasih7510/
Rutosha754/
Rotasha752/
Rustasih718/
Rutoosha714/
Ruttasai711/
Rutatiya711/
Rutase6713/
Ruttachai671/
Rutasi671/
Rottasa6317/
Rautasi639/
Rustaey634/
Rautase633/
Rothasa631/
Ruttase631/
Rautaoja59109/
Rotthasa594/
Ritosiya591/
Rauthause5610/
Ruthauser565/
Ritthasai564/
Rhutasoit563/
Rotasi5324/
Rhoutaisse531/
Rotase531/
Rautaci504/
Rotasse502/
Rutoosa501/
Rotasou501/

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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 Rutashaya
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