Rutoro Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rutoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe861:179,51421,615
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Rutoro (10) may also be a first name.

Rutoro Last Name Facts

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

Rutoro is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutoro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,994,173rd most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. Rutoro is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rutoro reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 10 people.

The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 179,514. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 85 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 12 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 1 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutooro922/
Ruitoro920/
Routorou861/
Rutaro831,986/
Rotoro8344/
Rutora8322/
Rutero8313/
Rutaroh7724/
Rutaaro7714/
Ritorou776/
Reutero771/
Rautaro771/
Rutarod770/
Routurou71118/
Routaroy7128/
Rautaroy7127/
Ruthorat7114/
Rustauro711/
Rutaharo711/
Rutera67144/
Ritaro6731/
Rutura677/
Rotora677/
Rutara677/
Ritero676/
Rruthorat672/

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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 Rutoro
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