Rushama Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rushama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rushama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Rushama (169) may also be a first name.

Rushama Last Name Facts

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

Rushama (Bengali: রুশমা, Hindi: रूशमा, Marathi: रुषमा, Oriya: ରୁଷମା) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rushama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rushama is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Rushama reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rushama is also the 703,581st most widespread forename globally, borne by 169 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kiruhura District, where 50 percent reside, Isingiro District, where 25 percent reside and Nakaseke District, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rushama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rushama in the Bengali language
রুশমাrusama-
Rushama in the Oriya language
ରୁଷମାrusama83.33
ରୁଶମାrusama16.67
Rushama in the Marathi language
रुषमाrusama54.55
रुशमाrusama45.45
Rushama in the Hindi language
रूशमाrusama53.33
रूषमाrusama40
रूषामाrusama6.67

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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
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  • 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 Rushama
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