Ruel Forename
6,993rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 150,047 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines
Ruel Forename Definition:
A Old English name, meaning: A little by-path.
Ruel Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 99% | 140,632 | 1:754 | 133 |
| United States | 100% | 2,704 | 1:134,074 | 5,455 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,632 | 1:18,880 | 2,474 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,396 | 1:2,065 | 463 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 916 | 1:174,084 | 9,484 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 388 | 1:61,262 | 8,665 |
| South Africa | 97% | 347 | 1:157,155 | 10,915 |
| Canada | 100% | 288 | 1:115,046 | 5,541 |
| India | 98% | 197 | 1:6,166,893 | 219,324 |
| Peru | 100% | 191 | 1:166,447 | 4,745 |
| England | 92% | 157 | 1:354,159 | 8,487 |
| Bahrain | - | 148 | 1:9,113 | 1,459 |
| Nigeria | 68% | 96 | 1:1,849,629 | 37,988 |
| Guyana | 100% | 88 | 1:8,673 | 1,365 |
| Qatar | 100% | 77 | 1:30,774 | 4,184 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Singapore | 100% | 55 | 1:114,310 | 7,597 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 54 | 1:132,444 | 9,305 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 44 | 1:30,941 | 3,244 |
| Spain | 100% | 37 | 1:1,257,567 | 9,556 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 29 | 1:20,033 | 1,622 |
| Kenya | 100% | 28 | 1:1,653,825 | 20,013 |
| Australia | - | 25 | 1:546,305 | 8,356 |
| Madagascar | - | 25 | 1:945,176 | 2,170 |
| Guam | - | 24 | 1:6,694 | 1,054 |
| Indonesia | - | 24 | 1:10,748,486 | 334,727 |
| Ireland | 100% | 18 | 1:257,973 | 4,315 |
| New Zealand | - | 18 | 1:252,002 | 7,674 |
| Malaysia | 77% | 17 | 1:1,791,173 | 53,830 |
| Mexico | 100% | 17 | 1:7,302,613 | 25,172 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 17 | 1:994,240 | 17,340 |
| Oman | - | 15 | 1:273,911 | 3,812 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 15 | 1:7,439 | 1,138 |
| Thailand | 95% | 15 | 1:4,671,054 | 89,574 |
| Brazil | 100% | 13 | 1:16,479,704 | 171,823 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 13 | 1:4,715 | 843 |
| Colombia | - | 12 | 1:3,981,577 | 24,591 |
| Argentina | 100% | 11 | 1:3,888,477 | 10,916 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 11 | 1:547,121 | 9,117 |
| Belize | 100% | 9 | 1:39,368 | 3,319 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 9 | 1:6,096 | 1,002 |
| Sudan | 100% | 9 | 1:4,200,775 | 4,893 |
| Albania | 100% | 8 | 1:380,821 | 15,237 |
| Norway | 100% | 7 | 1:733,190 | 11,461 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 7 | 1:1,164,616 | 79,875 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 7 | 1:15,678 | 1,755 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 6 | 1:2,209 | 418 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Hong Kong | - | 6 | 1:1,292,121 | 6,806 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 5 | 1:4,322,101 | 63,776 |
| France | - | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Haiti | - | 5 | 1:2,145,391 | 20,367 |
| Italy | 100% | 5 | 1:12,212,418 | 34,417 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Cuba | - | 4 | 1:2,876,638 | 6,272 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Honduras | - | 4 | 1:2,204,367 | 17,261 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Montserrat | - | 4 | 1:1,219 | 202 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Turkey | 100% | 4 | 1:19,450,427 | 45,600 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Germany | - | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| Greece | 100% | 3 | 1:3,644,849 | 16,562 |
| Russia | 50% | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Vietnam | - | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 3 | 1:5,141,272 | 76,754 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Brunei | - | 2 | 1:209,785 | 2,478 |
| Cambodia | - | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Israel | - | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
Ruel (12,496) may also be a surname.
Ruel Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Old English name, meaning: A little by-path.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Ruel Forename Popularity
Ruel Demographics
Average Male Ruel Height
171.9 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 73 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Ruel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruel in the Russian language | ||
| Руэль | ruel | - |
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