Ruach Surname

20,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Ruach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan25,3641:45095
Kenya8171:56,5245,610
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Israel111:777,96750,646
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Ruach (8,402) may also be a first name.

Ruach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruach occurs in South Sudan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ruach.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruach? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,754th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 276,893 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruach are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ruach is also the 68,846th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 8,402 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Sudan, where it is carried by 25,364 people, or 1 in 450. Not including South Sudan Ruach occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Ruach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruach has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 393 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruach Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Ruach surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ruach earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 22.43% more than the national average, earning $52,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.52% less than the national average, earning $23,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruache911/
Ruasch910/
Ruac894/
Rvach80138/
Ruahe8081/
Ruash805/
Ruayh804/
Rwach804/
Ruaha801/
Ruoch801/
Ruhac801/
Ruace801/
Ruadh801/
Ruaph800/
Rua7548,357/
Ruosch73253/
Rouhah738/
Hrbach731/
Rhuaph731/
Ruas6720,044/
Ruay676,009/
Ruat671,160/
Ruaz67207/
Ruax6778/
Ruap6752/
Ruaa6718/
Ruae6711/
Rwah679/
Ruad679/
Ruea678/
Ruoc673/
Rwua672/
Ruaj672/
Rzua672/
Rhua671/
Rbausch671/
Hrua671/
Rhbaich671/
Ruoa671/
Rrua671/
Rvac671/
Rvah671/
Rwac671/

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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 Ruach
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