Rutera Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

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

Rutera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rutera (17) may also be a first name.

Rutera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rutera occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutera? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rutera is the 1,471,719th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Rutera reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rutera
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