Rutuma Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Rutuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Rutuma (87) may also be a first name.
Rutuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rutuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rutuma (Marathi: रुतूमा, Oriya: ରୁତୁମା) is most common in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rutuma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Rutuma is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rutuma live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 87 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 617,530. In Zimbabwe Rutuma is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 68 percent live and Harare Province, where 32 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rautuma | 92 | 5 | / |
| Rutumma | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ruteuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ruthuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ruthumma | 86 | 5 | / |
| Rustumai | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rituma | 83 | 79 | / |
| Rutumo | 83 | 14 | / |
| Rutoma | 83 | 9 | / |
| Rotuma | 83 | 7 | / |
| Rutima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Routhumma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rotumah | 77 | 151 | / |
| Rutimah | 77 | 45 | / |
| Rietuma | 77 | 24 | / |
| Rautoma | 77 | 14 | / |
| Rautumi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rutooma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rutuumo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ruetima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rutumho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rautima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Routima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ritumma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rautomaa | 71 | 25 | / |
| Rithumma | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ruitimea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rutomo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Rutimo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Roustoumi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ritima | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rotumo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rotumi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rutomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rutome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roustoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rotoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruttummer | 67 | 0 | / |
Rutuma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rutuma in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁତୁମା | rutuma | 97.37 |
| ଋତୁମା | rtuma | 2.63 |
| Rutuma in the Marathi language | ||
| रुतूमा | rutuma | 50 |
| रुतुमा | rutuma | 50 |
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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 Rutuma
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