Ruaia Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Ruaia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiribati | 214 | 1:530 | 170 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ruaia (343) may also be a first name.
Ruaia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruaia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruaia is more frequently found in Kiribati than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruaia? popularity and diffusion
Ruaia is the 1,061,269th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. Ruaia occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Ruaia are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Micronesia. Ruaia is also the 471,283rd most common forename globally It is held by 343 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kiribati, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 530. Besides Kiribati Ruaia occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hruaia | 91 | 45 | / |
| Ruaa | 89 | 18 | / |
| Ruaya | 80 | 3,250 | / |
| Rbaia | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ruaji | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ruhaa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Rua'a | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ruaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rouhai | 73 | 133 | / |
| Ruhaji | 73 | 38 | / |
| Ruhayi | 73 | 22 | / |
| Hruaii | 73 | 22 | / |
| Roueia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ruayat | 73 | 6 | / |
| Rbaiha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ruhaja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rbahia | 73 | 1 | / |
| R'Baia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruiiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruhaiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruay | 67 | 6,009 | / |
| Rbai | 67 | 583 | / |
| Rwai | 67 | 31 | / |
| Rvai | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ruahayu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ruea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rvaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rvui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rouhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruhaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruhaihi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwui | 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 Ruaia
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