Ruales Surname

32,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Ruales Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia6,7241:7,105903
Ecuador4,9921:3,186547
Philippines3,3171:30,5214,420
United States3441:1,053,66077,038
Spain2301:203,27013,886
Argentina1751:244,24819,837
Peru1571:202,4479,306
Venezuela501:604,08210,803
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Panama41:978,06412,245
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ruales (12) may also be a first name.

Ruales Last Name Facts

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

Ruales (Arabic: رواليس) occurs more in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruales? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 32,997th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 452,839 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Ruales live; 75 percent live in South America and 42 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

It is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is held by 6,724 people, or 1 in 7,105. In Colombia Ruales is mostly concentrated in: Nariño Department, where 53 percent are found, Putumayo Department, where 21 percent are found and Valle del Cauca Department, where 14 percent are found. Not including Colombia this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 31 percent are found and The Philippines, where 21 percent are found.

Ruales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruales has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruales surname increased 17,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruales Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruales surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ruales earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 26.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,440 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.19% less than the national average, earning $17,891,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.49% more than the national average, earning $44,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.96% less than the national average, earning $37,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rualles922/
Ruale9143/
Ruals914/
Rualez8343/
Rualis8315/
Rualer831/
Rbales831/
Rvales831/
Rualle830/
Rwalese771/
Ruatley770/
Ruols73106/
Ruala7325/
Ruali7310/
Ruole738/
Rwale732/
Rualy731/
Rvale731/
Ruallece711/
Rualio676/
Ruolle672/
Rualla672/
Ruhole671/
Ruolse671/
Rruali671/
Rualay670/
Rually670/

Ruales Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruales in the Arabic language
رواليسrwalys-

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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
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  • 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 Ruales
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