Rutetera Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rutetera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutetera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1151:134,24617,609
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Rutetera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rutetera occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutetera? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rutetera is the 1,683,218th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Rutetera occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rutetera are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 134,246. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 94 percent live, Matabeleland South Province, where 5 percent live and Midlands Province, where 1 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe Rutetera occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruteitera941/
Rutatera881/
Rutaitera822/
Rutateera821/
Rutatora7590/
Ritatera751/
Rutatara751/
Rutatira751/
Rootetere711/
Ruteistire672/
Ruethaithara604/
Ritthithara5336/

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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 Rutetera
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