Ruako Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ruako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Ruako Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruako is most common in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruako? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruako is the 3,730,171st most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ruako live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Adjumani District, where 48 percent reside, Moyo District, where 35 percent reside and Hoima District, where 4 percent reside. Not including Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruoko80158/
Rwako802/
Ruaka802/
Ruaco801/
Ruhaka7389/
Ruakau7345/
Ruhoko731/
Ruakah731/
Ruocko731/
Ruhaska6716/
Ruotkoch621/
Rwaka604,425/
Ruoco6050/
Rvaka6013/
Ruoca6010/
Rwaqo602/
Ruocco5512,628/
Ruoska5522/
Ruocca555/
Ruocoo551/
Rwakah551/
Råbacka5031/
Ruhocka501/

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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 Ruako
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