Al Ruwais Surname
Approximately 444 people bear this surname
Al Ruwais Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Jordan | 102 | 1:86,691 | 6,631 |
| United Arab Emirates | 96 | 1:95,440 | 8,441 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Al Ruwais Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Ruwais Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Ruwais is more commonly found in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Ruwais? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 672,867th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Ruwais are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 77 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
This last name is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Barring Saudi Arabia Al Ruwais occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 23 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ruwais | 89 | 279 | / |
| Al Rowais | 89 | 240 | / |
| Al Ruwaij | 89 | 15 | / |
| Al Rowaish | 84 | 28 | / |
| Al Rubaish | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Rowas | 82 | 4 | / |
| Al Rowis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al-Rowais | 78 | 279 | / |
| Al Rowaiz | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al-Rubaish | 74 | 199 | / |
| Al-Rubis | 71 | 5 | / |
| Al-Rowis | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Al Ruwais
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