Rutete Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rutete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe861:179,51421,615
Spain701:667,88629,788
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Rutete Last Name Facts

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

Rutete has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutete? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,194,481st most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname Rutete occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Rutete reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 179,514. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 44 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 34 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 35 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruteete927/
Ruthete924/
Rutet913/
Routet83289/
Ritete8335/
Rutyte837/
Rutite832/
Ruttet831/
Reutet831/
Ruteti831/
Rutate831/
Ruteta831/
Ruteth831/
Rustedt779/
Rutthet774/
Rautate773/
Rustets771/
Routtet771/
Ruthite771/
Ruttest770/
Ruted735/
Rutit732/
Rotet731/
Routheut7139/
Ruttatee711/
Ruttedgy710/
Roteta67544/
Rottet67386/
Rusted67231/
Rauted67106/
Rutiti6788/
Ruthit6753/
Rothet672/
Roteth672/
Rutoti671/
Routheudt671/
Rautit671/
Roteat671/
Roteet670/

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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 Rutete
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