Ruaba Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ruaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1071:76,2039,993
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ruaba (75) may also be a first name.

Ruaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruaba occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruaba? popularity and diffusion

Ruaba is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. Ruaba occurs mostly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Ruaba reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Ruaba is also the 1,116,575th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 75 people.

It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 76,203. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Northern, where 77 percent live, East New Britain, where 7 percent live and National Capital District, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruabat914/
Ruhaaba832/
Ruabaja831/
Ruawa8036/
Rbaba808/
Ruabi806/
Rwaba803/
Ruoba802/
Ruabe802/
Ruava801/
Ruabo800/
Ruhabaja771/
Ruawai7355/
Rwabha732/
Ruaber731/
Rwabah731/
Ruabou731/
Ruaawa731/
Ruawah731/
Ruabhi731/
Rhuhaibah711/
Ruhaabaja711/
Rvabhai671/
Rbabhai671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ruaba
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