Rüya Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Rüya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rüya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1841:422,94325,283
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Ruya (516) are calculated separately.

Rüya (3,925) may also be a first name.

Rüya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rüya (Arabic: رويا, Hindi: रूया, Marathi: रुया, Oriya: ରୁୟା) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Ruya. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rüya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Rüya reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Rüya is also the 111,769th most commonly used first name globally, held by 3,925 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 422,943. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 49 percent reside, Mersin Province, where 13 percent reside and Mardin Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Turkey Rüya is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 8 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruya92516/
Rüy865/
Raya75204,041/
Riya7531,576/
Reya758,183/
Roya757,976/
Ryja7559/
Ryia7519/
Ryya751/
Riyaz6745,560/
Riyad6726,477/
Reyad6720,210/
Riyas6714,984/
Rayas679,874/
Rayat677,600/
Rayaz674,260/
Reyaz673,716/
Raaya671,714/
Rayad671,477/
Riyah671,052/
Riyat67617/
Reyas67572/
Rayah67475/
Ruyat67422/
Rahya67291/
Rauya67273/
Rayaa67260/
Rhaya67253/
Royat67248/
Royah67208/
Ruyah67204/
Royau67178/
Ruuya67176/
Rayap67171/
Reyat67155/
Reyah67154/
Rouya67138/
Ryiad67129/
Roaya67109/
Rihya67101/
Royas6793/
Rayau6787/
Royad6783/
Rayha6761/
Ruoya6758/
Reyha6758/
Ruhya6754/
Reyau6745/
Royaa6742/
Ryiah6731/
Rijya6729/
Rohya6729/
Rhoya6727/
Ryoya6726/
Royap6712/
Riyap6711/
Riyae677/
Hriya676/
Ryiaz676/
Rieya676/
Rgaya676/
Rueya674/
Rheya674/
Reeya674/
Ruyaz673/
Rhiya673/
Royaz673/
Hryja672/
Rooya672/
Rehya672/
Ro'ya671/
Ryiat671/
Ryjah671/
Ruyas671/
Rzaya671/
Rraya671/
Royaï671/
Rgeya671/
Ryyaz671/

Rüya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rüya in the Oriya language
ରୁୟାruya86.67
ରୂୟାruya11.11
ପୁହଯ୍ାpuhaya2.22
Rüya in the Marathi language
रुयाruya69.57
रूयाruya30.43
Rüya in the Hindi language
रूयाruya50
रुयाruya21.43
रूड़याruraya7.14
रुयruya7.14
रूक़याruqaya7.14
रूयruya7.14
Rüya in the Arabic language
روياrwya-

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Footnotes

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