Rutunga Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rutunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2691:57,3918,703
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rutunga (13) may also be a first name.

Rutunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rutunga (Marathi: तुंगा, Oriya: ରୁଟୁା) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutunga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 945,594th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rutunga are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rutunga is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 57,391. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 38 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 33 percent are found and Harare Province, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutuga9266/
Rutuna9214/
Rutungo86312/
Rutunha8618/
Ruutuna865/
Rutauga864/
Ritunga861/
Rutungi861/
Rutunge861/
Rutonga861/
Rotunga861/
Ruthunas801/
Rotuna77336/
Rutona7783/
Rutoga7730/
Rutuno774/
Rotuga771/
Routhouna752/
Rotonga7136/
Rotunna7130/
Rutogha7117/
Rutongo717/
Routhounas716/
Rutunno714/
Rutooga711/
Rautuchinna673/
Rauthona671/
Ruthogha671/
Routuchinna671/
Rotuno621,063/
Rotona6285/
Rutogo622/
Rotthonnga596/
Rotunno574,566/
Rotonna5742/
Rautono5711/
Rotouno579/
Rotonoa579/
Rutoogo574/
Rotongo572/
Rotunoh571/
Rutumho571/
Rothona571/

Rutunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rutunga in the Oriya language
ରୁଟୁାrutua-
Rutunga in the Marathi language
तुंगाtunga-

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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 Rutunga
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