Rutho Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Rutho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 40 | 1:1,154,498 | 35,000 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Rutho (64) may also be a first name.
Rutho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rutho Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rutho has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rutho? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,055,934th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rutho are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Rutho is also the 1,223,525th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 64 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,154,498. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Bomet County, where 88 percent reside, Kericho County, where 10 percent reside and Narok County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 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
- 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 Rutho
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