Rutembeza Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Rutembeza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutembeza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Rutembeza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rutembeza is borne by more people in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rutembeza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutembeza? popularity and diffusion

Rutembeza is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rutembeza live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Rwanda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,262,775. Excluding Rwanda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 38 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutembesa894,461/
Rutembeesa841/
Rutembesha841/
Rutumbuza786/
Rutembuzi781/
Rumbeja759/
Rumbica634/
Retemps501/

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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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  • 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 Rutembeza
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