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 surname Rutera occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rutera.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,471,719th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Rutera are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Rutera is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

Rutera is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Apart from The DR Congo Rutera occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

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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 Rutera
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