Ruai Surname
Approximately 8,854 people bear this surname
Ruai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 8,455 | 1:1,350 | 273 |
| India | 258 | 1:2,973,122 | 89,393 |
| Chile | 50 | 1:352,329 | 9,825 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Ruai (10,848) may also be a first name.
Ruai Demographics
Average Ruai Salary in
United States
$37,641 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ruai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruai (Hindi: रूअी, Oriya: ରୁଆଇ) is found most frequently in South Sudan. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ruai.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ruai is the 57,204th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 823,080 people. Ruai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ruai reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 58,051st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 10,848 people.
It is most frequent in South Sudan, where it is borne by 8,455 people, or 1 in 1,350. Other than South Sudan it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found and Chile, where 1 percent are found.
Ruai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ruai earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.77% less than the national average, earning $37,641 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruais | 89 | 90 | / |
| Hruai | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ruaiz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ruait | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ruaoi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ruhahi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Roueai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruoi | 75 | 196 | / |
| Ruae | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ruhaija | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rwahi | 67 | 85 | / |
| Ruahe | 67 | 81 | / |
| Rbeai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rboui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruoaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruaeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rbaui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruoiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruois | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ruohio | 60 | 96 | / |
| Ruaher | 60 | 5 | / |
| Ruojie | 60 | 2 | / |
| Rwaija | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ruaets | 60 | 1 | / |
| R'Bahi | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rouhoui | 55 | 1 | / |
| Rwahiji | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ruoe | 50 | 0 | / |
Ruai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruai in the Hindi language | ||
| रूअी | ruai | - |
| Ruai in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁଆଇ | ru'a'i | 92.11 |
| ରୂଆଇ | ru'a'i | 4.45 |
| ରୁଆଈ | ru'a'i | 2.02 |
| ରୁଆ | ru'a | 0.2 |
| ଋଆଈ | r'a'i | 0.2 |
| ଋଆଇ | r'a'i | 0.2 |
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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 Ruai
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