Ruy Forename

31,800th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 25,204 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Ruy Forename Definition:

Celtic and Gaelic (masculine) - A prince.

Ruy Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil
100%
21,1581:10,1261,142
Portugal-1,1621:8,959563
Mexico
99%
 
7241:171,4703,319
United States
100%
4411:822,07918,417
Peru
100%
1961:162,2014,680
Philippines
97%
 
1531:692,87221,002
Argentina
98%
 
1431:299,1142,945
Indonesia-1371:1,882,94698,365
Vietnam
100%
1311:707,0472,308
Venezuela
100%
1051:287,6379,249
Cambodia
63%
 
681:239,3147,122
Uruguay
100%
681:50,4061,814
Spain
100%
651:715,8467,497
Chile
96%
 
511:345,2394,938
France
100%
511:1,303,3409,131
Honduras
100%
471:187,6064,536
Canada
100%
441:753,03116,915
Dominican Republic-431:242,5889,234
Angola-361:749,0722,190
Mozambique-361:756,7601,518
India
 
52%
311:39,189,612730,907
Colombia
100%
251:1,911,15716,382
England
75%
 
231:2,417,51828,771
Costa Rica
100%
181:264,8865,347
Russia
100%
181:8,012,98432,991
South Africa
100%
171:3,207,80380,389
Guatemala
100%
141:1,150,6024,788
Ecuador-131:1,363,6099,250
Panama
100%
131:300,5049,934
Thailand
97%
 
131:5,389,67896,686
Taiwan
100%
131:1,828,43749,694
Netherlands
100%
131:1,300,16020,012
Germany
100%
111:8,788,89831,109
El Salvador-111:576,5264,842
Bolivia-101:1,060,1403,387
Puerto Rico-91:394,4783,471
Japan-81:15,998,25741,670
Austria
100%
71:1,216,3148,086
Nicaragua
100%
71:859,76211,907
Scotland-51:1,070,07310,235
Cape Verde-51:105,8303,482
Italy
98%
 
51:12,212,41834,417
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Sweden
100%
41:2,464,47734,955
Belgium
100%
41:2,872,51022,632
Paraguay
100%
41:1,809,2018,869
China-31:455,351,92789,064
Czechia-31:3,552,0546,491
Switzerland
100%
31:2,737,83221,065
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Croatia
100%
21:2,108,53815,895
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Uzbekistan
100%
11:30,786,44017,476
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
São Tomé and Príncipe-11:191,9975,295
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Malaysia
67%
 
11:30,449,940373,101
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Papua New Guinea-11:8,152,314202,620
Saint Pierre and Miquelon-11:6,315385

Ruy (2,326) may also be a surname.

Ruy Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Celtic and Gaelic (masculine) - A prince.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Ruy Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruyi863,240/
Ruya862,371/
Rauy86973/
Ruhy86552/
Rouy86287/
Ruyh86162/
Ruye86156/
Ruyo86133/
Reuy8621/
Ruoy8614/
Ruiy8611/
Rhuy8611/
Ruys8610/
Ruyz869/
Rujy869/
Hruy865/
Ruyd864/
Ruyt863/
Ruuy863/
Ruyj861/
Ruyy861/
Ruyé861/
Ruyp861/
Ru8021,386/
Ry804,113/
Rouhy755,782/
Ruhya752,487/
Ruyah751,680/
Rouya751,402/
Ruyat751,254/
Rouye75251/
Rauya75148/
Rujiy7558/
Ruoya7558/
Ruyeh7542/
Ruoye7525/
Ruhyi7516/
Ruyaz7514/
Ruhiy758/
Ruyet757/
Ruyis757/
Ruuya756/
Ruyad756/
Ruyaa755/
Ruyee755/
Ruyes755/
Ruyap754/
Ruyed754/
Ruhye754/
Ruoyo754/
Rhuye753/
Ruyth753/
Ruyih753/
Ruyie753/
Rhauy753/
Ruyas752/
Ruiyo752/
Rhouy752/
Rauyi752/
Rauye752/
Ruyau751/
Ruyep751/
Ruyij751/
Ruyiy751/
Ruyiz751/
Ruyoh751/
Ruyoo751/
Ruyot751/
Ruyss751/
Ruhhy751/
Ru'ya751/
Rouyy751/
Rhuoy751/
Rhuya751/
Rhuyi751/
Reuiy751/
Raujy751/
Hruyi751/
Rauyd751/
Rauyh751/
Rrzuy751/
Ruyii751/
Ruysd751/
Rzujy751/
Rhuyj751/
Rhuyz751/
Roy67994,971/
Ray67639,926/
Rui67617,891/
Rey67256,478/
Rup67106,362/
Ryo6787,581/
Rut6781,654/
Rou6731,164/
Rus6713,302/
Rau675,416/
Reu674,515/
Rud674,161/
Ruh673,825/
Rue672,257/
Ryt671,073/
Rye67669/
Ruz67517/
Rys67454/
Ruj67445/
Riy67335/
Rujaya67179/
Ruu67127/
Rux67122/
Ryy67108/
Rhu6790/
Rhy6785/
Rhouya6784/
Ryh6763/
Ryd6754/
Ryz6748/
Rry6748/
Rgu6740/
Ryi6736/
Rru6722/
Hru6721/
Ruoyat6720/
Hry6716/
Rzu6714/
Ruhyah6713/
Ryp6713/
Rzy6712/
Rouyoh676/
Ruuyat675/
Rouyah675/
Ruyaja674/
Rauyas674/
Rauyat674/
Ruyesh674/
Rouyat673/
Rouyad673/
Rouyet672/
Rouhya672/
Ruyadh672/
Ruï672/
Rauyad672/
Ruhyet671/
Ruí671/
Ruyahe671/
Ruyash671/
Ruyees671/
Ruyooe671/
Ruuaya671/
Ru'yat671/
Ráy671/
Rƶy671/
Rouyas671/
Rou'ya671/
Raujiy671/
Rauyes671/
Rouyee671/
Rouyeh671/
Wruaya671/

Ruy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruy in the Russian language
Руйruj-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruy