Ru Surname

4,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Singapore

Ru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China129,0591:10,595218
India2,3841:321,75617,851
Bangladesh1,8921:84,2273,859
Cambodia9961:15,5491,163
Singapore6551:8,409474
Taiwan6241:37,572452
United States5681:638,13251,357
Thailand4191:168,58827,108
Indonesia4151:318,67327,985
Malaysia3281:89,9216,277
Argentina3161:135,26411,444
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
Italy2011:304,26238,067
Canada1581:233,20022,307
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
Australia1041:259,57423,725
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
England431:1,295,76958,667
Mexico431:2,886,65622,491
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
France281:2,372,240182,981
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Israel121:713,13647,700
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
North Korea11:25,117,046108
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: (2), (1) & (1) are calculated separately.

Ru (21,386) may also be a first name.

Ru Last Name Facts

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

Ru (Bengali: রু, Hindi: रु, Marathi: रु, Oriya: ରୁ) occurs in China more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: , or . Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ru is the 4,018th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,061 people. The last name Ru is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ru are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 93 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Ru is also the 35,965th most frequently used first name globally, held by 21,386 people.

The surname is most prevalent in China, where it is carried by 129,059 people, or 1 in 10,595. Aside from China this last name is found in 112 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.

Ru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ru surname is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (60%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ru surname are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Ru earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.63% less than the national average, earning 267,757 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% less than the national average, earning $47,123 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
832/
831/
831/
Rui80188,628/
Rus8055,500/
Rau8045,700/
Ruz8027,547/
Rud8016,404/
Rup8010,267/
Ruj804,909/
Ruh804,630/
Rut803,780/
Rou803,348/
Reu802,603/
Ruß802,531/
Ruy802,326/
Rux801,740/
Ruu80108/
Rhu80107/
Ruç8060/
Hru8048/
Rru8041/
Ruš8026/
Ruø8013/
Rgu809/
Ruá806/
Ruë804/
Rzu803/
Ruí801/
Ruď801/
Ruś801/
Ruş801/
Ruiz672,755,967/
Raut671,209,057/
Rout67156,747/
Roux67126,338/
Rush6770,976/
Rupp6746,990/
Rudd6735,153/
Rust6734,962/
Russ6731,166/
Ruch6714,753/
Rauh6713,538/
Reus6711,389/
Rahu6710,080/
Ruis679,023/
Reut676,951/
Rous676,548/
Raus674,286/
Rutt674,010/
Raud673,792/
Raux673,305/
Raup673,225/
Roup672,608/
Ruys672,244/
Rouy671,944/
Rupf671,258/
Rouh671,020/
Rouz67970/
Roud67884/
Rauš67418/
Rudh67363/
Ruit67317/
Rhou67291/
Hruz67269/
Rhau67251/
Rauß67203/
Hrup67200/
Hrui67199/
Rudt67178/
Ruyz67172/
Ruph67155/
Ruid67144/
Reuț67138/
Reue67132/
Rohu67118/
Rauz6799/
Ruța6789/
Ruip6788/
Rusp6786/
Rušt6775/
Rauø6771/
Hruš6763/
Rujp6763/
Rouč6751/
Ruìz6744/
Hrut6738/
Ruih6736/
Hrus6736/
Ruzz6732/
Rouj6723/
Rudå6722/
Ruiß6722/
Rouš6721/
Ruså6719/
Ørud6718/
Rouß6718/
Ruij6718/
Rhut6717/
Ruhy6713/
Hrou6713/
Ruzs6713/
Rujh6711/
Reuz6711/
Årud6711/
Rusd6710/
Rheu679/
Rauu679/
Rhuz679/
Hrau678/
Ruøy678/
Årup677/
Ruhí676/
Rhus675/
Ruiy675/
Ruyt674/
Rhuh674/
Rgou673/
Reuţ673/
Ruzt673/
Rutp672/
Rrau672/
Rgau672/
Hrud672/
Reud672/
Ruís672/
Rudė672/
Rutė672/
Rhui672/
Rrou672/
Rujz672/
Rhuu672/
Hruh672/
Ruhh671/
Rult671/
Rruu671/
Rhud671/
Rrup671/
Rauş671/
Rzhu671/
Rėau671/
Ruič671/
Ruyh671/
Ruîz671/
Ruýz671/
Rutd671/
Rzou671/
Rzuj671/
Rujt671/
Ruuh671/
Ruuj671/
Rrgu671/
Rruj671/
Rrut671/
Rrux671/
Rhgu671/
Rhru671/
Hrgu671/
Hruu671/
Rhuy670/
Reup670/

Ru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ru in the Bengali language
রুru-
Ru in the Oriya language
ରୁru-
Ru in the Marathi language
रुru69.13
रूru30.87
Ru in the Hindi language
रुru54
रूru41.5
रूड़ाrura2.28
्रुru0.19
र्ुru0.13
र्ूru0.06

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Footnotes

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