Ruach Surname
Approximately 26,319 people bear this surname
Ruach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 25,364 | 1:450 | 95 |
| Kenya | 817 | 1:56,524 | 5,610 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Ruach (8,402) may also be a first name.
Ruach Demographics
Average Ruach Salary in
United States
$52,826 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ruach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruach Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruach is found most in South Sudan. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruach? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ruach is the 20,754th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 276,893 people. Ruach occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 68,846th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 8,402 people.
The surname Ruach is most commonly occurring in South Sudan, where it is held by 25,364 people, or 1 in 450. Without taking into account South Sudan it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Ruach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ruach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruach surname rose 393 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ruach Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Ruach are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruache | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ruasch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Ruac | 89 | 4 | / |
| Rvach | 80 | 138 | / |
| Ruahe | 80 | 81 | / |
| Ruash | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ruayh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Rwach | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ruaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruoch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruhac | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruace | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruadh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruaph | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rua | 75 | 48,357 | / |
| Ruosch | 73 | 253 | / |
| Rouhah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hrbach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rhuaph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruas | 67 | 20,044 | / |
| Ruay | 67 | 6,009 | / |
| Ruat | 67 | 1,160 | / |
| Ruaz | 67 | 207 | / |
| Ruax | 67 | 78 | / |
| Ruap | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ruaa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ruae | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rwah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruad | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ruoc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rwua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rzua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rbausch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhbaich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rrua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rvac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rvah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwac | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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