Rutema Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Rutema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 157 | 1:337,208 | 25,147 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Rutema (329) may also be a first name.
Rutema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rutema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rutema occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rutema? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,310,135th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname Rutema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Rutema reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 483,360th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 329 people.
Rutema is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 337,208. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 96 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 3 percent are found and Geita Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rustema | 92 | 55 | / |
| Ruteuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rustemaj | 86 | 368 | / |
| Rautemaa | 86 | 13 | / |
| Ruthemma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rutgemay | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rutama | 83 | 34 | / |
| Rutoma | 83 | 9 | / |
| Rutemi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rutima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rrustemaj | 80 | 526 | / |
| Rustemi | 77 | 3,775 | / |
| Rietema | 77 | 342 | / |
| Rutamma | 77 | 319 | / |
| Rautama | 77 | 101 | / |
| Rutimah | 77 | 45 | / |
| Routama | 77 | 32 | / |
| Rotemma | 77 | 23 | / |
| Rautoma | 77 | 14 | / |
| Rutaama | 77 | 11 | / |
| Rutimas | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ruthama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ruetima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ritaema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rustemo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rustemy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Routima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rautima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rrusdtemaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rrustemi | 71 | 2,517 | / |
| Ruthamma | 71 | 148 | / |
| Routamaa | 71 | 58 | / |
| Rahutama | 71 | 51 | / |
| Rautamaa | 71 | 37 | / |
| Rautomaa | 71 | 25 | / |
| Ruhtemiz | 71 | 16 | / |
| Roustemi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Rustemis | 71 | 8 | / |
| Rutahama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ruttamma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rautamay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rautamah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rittaema | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ruitimea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rautamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rustemii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ritama | 67 | 44 | / |
| Roustemis | 67 | 41 | / |
| Rutomo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Rutimo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Rotima | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ritoma | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ritima | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rutamo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rotemi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rutimi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rutime | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rotemy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruthemich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roteme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rutitmaha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rutema
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