Rutemba Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rutemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1801:294,12022,795
Uganda1271:307,39621,163
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Rutemba Last Name Facts

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

Rutemba is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutemba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 827,165th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rutemba are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 294,120. In Tanzania Rutemba is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 38 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutimba8654/
Rutamba8625/
Ritemba864/
Rutembe862/
Rusemba861/
Rutembo861/
Rucemba861/
Rumba8311,864/
Ruchemba801/
Routimba801/
Rutaymba801/
Rumbea771,007/
Rumbay77562/
Roumba77416/
Rumbai77128/
Rumbau77127/
Rumbas7728/
Rumbaj778/
Rhumba774/
Raumba773/
Ruimba773/
Rumbat772/
Rumbaa772/
Rumboa772/
Reumba771/
Rumbad771/
Rumbha771/
Rutenbaha751/
Rutenbach751/
Rautenbach719,941/
Rumbaut71933/
Rumbach71282/
Rusimba71203/
Rutambo71110/
Roumbas71107/
Rustenbach71105/
Ruitenbach7145/
Rumbais7127/
Rumbeau7114/
Ruimnba714/
Rumbahs713/
Roumbai712/
Rhumbah712/
Rusembo712/
Rutimbo711/
Rutimwa711/
Rumbahh711/
Rumbaha711/
Roumbad711/
Raumbau711/
Reutenbach711/
Ruttenbach711/
Rumbaud711/
Rumbath710/
Romba6716,198/
Rumbo676,527/
Rutenber6788/
Roumbeas679/
Rautenbacht677/
Rumva674/
Runba673/
Rumbauts672/
Rustenbeach671/

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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 Rutemba
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