Ruteza Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ruteza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruteza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ruteza Last Name Facts

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

Ruteza occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruteza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruteza is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Ruteza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Ruteza are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Ruteza is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riteza8342/
Rutiza8314/
Rutaza8310/
Rutezi834/
Ruteja834/
Rutesa833/
Rutezo831/
Rutazaa7785/
Rutizat7711/
Rusteja775/
Rutaaza772/
Rauteja772/
Rutesca771/
Rutesha771/
Ruteezi771/
Ruthaza771/
Rutazaha7185/
Rutesatz711/
Ruttazah711/
Rutize67221/
Rutege67124/
Rutica6773/
Ritaza679/
Ritiza678/
Ritoza677/
Rutheizer673/
Rutaso673/
Ritesa672/
Rutesi671/
Rotezi671/

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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 Ruteza
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