Rua Surname

11,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Rua Surname User-submission:

(Galician) Rúa is a habitational name from any of the numerous places in Galicia so named, from rua, meaning 'street'.

(Italian) When not of Spanish origin, a topographic name from Sicilian ruga, meaning 'road', or a habitational name from any of various places named Rua, as for example the locality so named in San Pietro di Feletto in Teviso province.

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Rua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia23,2581:2,054398
Vietnam3,8681:23,952407
Spain3,7781:12,3751,424
Portugal2,2741:4,581498
Peru2,1561:14,7421,893
Argentina1,9281:22,1701,849
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
United States1,4691:246,73923,506
Indonesia1,3531:97,74510,147
Brazil8721:245,4989,461
Venezuela7941:38,0402,125
Mexico7271:170,7384,979
France4751:139,83721,514
Bolivia4281:24,8051,859
Ecuador3951:40,2684,275
Papua New Guinea3701:22,0372,376
Kenya3361:137,44011,213
Italy2891:211,61529,993
Turkey2551:305,18219,927
Dominican Republic2471:42,2392,243
Cuba2071:55,6652,181
India1811:4,237,930112,703
New Zealand1651:27,4444,801
French Polynesia981:2,865605
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Uruguay691:49,7365,552
Solomon Islands621:9,3551,591
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
Cambodia581:267,0203,358
England531:1,051,28451,324
Australia461:586,86342,409
Norway461:111,78914,873
Canada401:921,14070,350
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Chile181:978,69319,774
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Cook Islands51:3,636866
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Panama41:978,06412,245
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Andorra21:41,9191,654
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Rua (67,243) may also be a first name.

Rua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Galician) Rúa is a habitational name from any of the numerous places in Galicia so named, from rua, meaning 'street'.

(Italian) When not of Spanish origin, a topographic name from Sicilian ruga, meaning 'road', or a habitational name from any of various places named Rua, as for example the locality so named in San Pietro di Feletto in Teviso province. The form Ruà, typical of Piedmont, relates to a district of Pragelato in Torino province or to Ruà del Prato in Dronero, Cuneo province.

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This surname means 'street'.

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Rua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rua (Arabic: رُوا, Hindi: रूआ, Oriya: ରୁଆ) has its highest incidence in Colombia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rua is the 11,618th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 150,703 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Rua reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Rua is also the 14,369th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 67,243 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is borne by 23,258 people, or 1 in 2,054. In Colombia Rua is most numerous in: Antioquia Department, where 59 percent live, Atlántico Department, where 18 percent live and Magdalena Department, where 5 percent live. Beside Colombia Rua is found in 80 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 8 percent live and Spain, where 8 percent live.

Rua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rua has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 4,081 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (90%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Rua surname are 38.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.51% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rua earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 2.85% more than the national average, earning €30,886 per year; in Norway they earn 22.52% less than the national average, earning 268,131 kr per year; in Peru they earn 21.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,271 per year; in South Africa they earn 327.23% more than the national average, earning R 1,015,260 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.15% more than the national average, earning $24,780,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $43,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.17% less than the national average, earning $47,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruas8620,044/
Ruay866,009/
Ruat861,160/
Ruaz86207/
Ruap8652/
Ruaa8618/
Ruae8611/
Ruad869/
Ruea868/
Rzua862/
Rwua862/
Ruaj862/
Rhua861/
Rrua861/
Hrua861/
Ruoa861/
Ruach7526,319/
Rouha7510,360/
Ruahe7581/
Ruhaa7512/
Rua'a758/
Ruash755/
Ruatt755/
Ruayh754/
Ruhaj752/
Rhuad752/
Ruatz752/
Rouea751/
Hruaš751/
Ruadh751/
Ruoha751/
Ruaha751/
Rruad751/
Ruaph750/
Ruapp750/
Ruault673,100/
Ruo672,652/
Rwa67752/
Rba67491/
Rva67283/
Rouhai67133/
Ruhaut67123/
Ruhaud6726/
Hruaii6722/
Rouhas6717/
Ruhaas678/
Rouhau678/
Rouhah678/
Rouhay677/
Roueha673/
Rhuads671/
Rhuaph671/
Rouhad671/
Ruhaux671/
Ruasch670/

Rua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rua in the Oriya language
ରୁଆru'a95.09
ରୂଆru'a3.51
Rua in the Hindi language
रूआru'a33.33
रूङाruna27.78
रुआru'a16.67
रुाrua11.11
Rua in the Arabic language
رُواrua-

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