Ruaf Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ruaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ruaf Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2161:827,05511,601
India161:47,941,586492,263
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ruaf (44) may also be a first name.

Ruaf Last Name Facts

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

Ruaf has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,032,007th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Ruaf live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 44 people.

The surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 827,055. In Pakistan Ruaf is most frequent in: Punjab, where 67 percent live, Sindh, where 19 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 8 percent live. Aside from Pakistan it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruaaf8917/
Ruaff896/
Ruafp890/
Ruhaff801/
Ruof75789/
Ruaw75286/
Rwaf75242/
Ruab7577/
Ruav754/
Rvaf751/
Ruoff675,444/
Ruhof6755/
Rwaaf677/
Ruaab674/
Ruoft672/
Ruofe671/
Ruaph670/
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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 Ruaf
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