Ruzigana Surname

95,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Ruzigana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruzigana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda4,9611:2,291543
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ruzigana Last Name Facts

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

Ruzigana has its highest incidence in Rwanda. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruzigana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 95,072nd most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,455,472 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruzigana are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Ruzigana is most commonly used in Rwanda, where it is carried by 4,961 people, or 1 in 2,291. Barring Rwanda it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 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 Ruzigana
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