Rutega Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Rutega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China21:683,660,78330,601
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Rutega (39) may also be a first name.

Rutega Last Name Facts

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

Rutega is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutega? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,064,392nd most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. Rutega is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Rutega are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name Rutega is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 373,129. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruteaga92185/
Ruteega9212/
Ruteiga921/
Ruttega921/
Rutegaya8617/
Rutege83124/
Rutoga8330/
Rutaga8311/
Rutiga836/
Rotega835/
Rutogha7717/
Rutaaga773/
Rutaiga773/
Ruthiga771/
Ruitaga771/
Rottega771/
Ruteegi771/
Ruttege770/
Ruttagah719/
Rutahaga712/
Rusteger711/
Ruthogha711/
Routtege710/
Ritaga67524/
Reutegger6755/
Ritoga6727/
Rutogo672/
Rutahaaga671/
Ruttiegge671/
Rustige62473/
Ritigga629/
Rautago621/
Rutiger620/
Ruttiger5728/
Rotthege5710/
Reutiger571/
Reustige570/
Rustiguer534/
Ritticgai531/
Routaghou531/
Raustiger530/
Rotigi502/
Ritogo502/
Rotige501/

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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 Rutega
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