Ruan Surname

425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,207,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Ruan Surname User-submission:

The name is most likely derived from the Chinese surname Ruan, the name of a plucked stringed instrument. Being the family name of a major Vietnamese royal dynasty, for many centuries thousands of families chose - or were forced - to change their name to Nguyen as a sign of loyalty to successive Vietnamese rulers.

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Ruan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,163,7921:1,175125
Taiwan26,9071:87176
Cambodia3,4941:4,432674
United States3,3641:107,74611,789
Thailand2,6891:26,2692,468
Mexico1,1351:109,3623,905
Vietnam8421:110,031754
Hong Kong8011:9,158304
Spain7741:60,4035,480
Singapore5951:9,257499
Macau4101:1,467189
Philippines3781:267,82639,333
Canada3621:101,78311,046
Australia3111:86,80310,027
France2871:231,43835,907
Malaysia1801:163,85710,053
Brazil1681:1,274,25243,696
Anguilla1291:10418
England1201:464,31730,397
Venezuela1161:260,3806,359
Colombia1061:450,6996,715
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
United States Virgin Islands531:2,083353
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Chile271:652,46215,367
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Belize181:19,7491,760
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Greece161:692,48777,522
Saint Kitts and Nevis141:3,943476
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Norway81:642,78647,258
Panama81:489,0328,962
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
India71:109,580,769786,157
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Wales41:773,63329,106
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Curaçao41:39,312638
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brunei11:418,7313,893
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guam11:160,1214,893
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Ruan (88,599) may also be a first name.

Ruan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name is most likely derived from the Chinese surname Ruan, the name of a plucked stringed instrument. Being the family name of a major Vietnamese royal dynasty, for many centuries thousands of families chose - or were forced - to change their name to Nguyen as a sign of loyalty to successive Vietnamese rulers.

- raychik

The Vietnamese surname Ruan means 'musical instrument'.

- treeoversee

The name of a plucked stringed instrument.

- anonymous submission

Ruan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruan (Hindi: रुआन, Marathi: रुअन, Oriya: ରୁଆଁ, Russian: Руан) is found in China more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 425th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,035 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ruan are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Ruan is also the 11,334th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 88,599 people.

The surname Ruan is most prevalent in China, where it is held by 1,163,792 people, or 1 in 1,175. Besides China Ruan is found in 80 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 2 percent are found and Cambodia, where 0 percent are found.

Ruan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruan last name grew 3,115 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ruan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ruan last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ruan are 23.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.43% registered with the party.

The amount Ruan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 82.61% less than the national average, earning €5,222 per year; in Norway they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning 374,069 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.34% less than the national average, earning R 165,528 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.32% more than the national average, earning $28,905,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.58% less than the national average, earning $39,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $48,199 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruane898,103/
Ruang89421/
Ruant8982/
Rhuan8910/
Ruann899/
Ruanh893/
Ruank893/
Ruand893/
Hruan891/
Rouhan80403/
Rwuaan8084/
Ruanne809/
Ruaina805/
Ruangk804/
Ruanhe803/
Ruaain803/
Rhuand801/
Ruayna801/
Ruon758,245/
Ruam751,936/
Rwan75650/
Rvan7527/
Rban7518/
Ruanova73785/
Rouhant7311/
Rouhane7310/
Ruaysin739/
Ruhahan731/
Ruangue731/
Rouhaan731/
Rouhang731/
Rouhand731/
Ruaheen731/
Ruhannd731/
Ruasenn730/
Ruong67268/
Rouhanne6795/
Rzwan6760/
Rwane6738/
Ruone6718/
Hrban6718/
Rwanh675/
Rhban674/
Rvain672/
Rhwan672/
Rvaan672/
Rbhan671/
Ruhanova671/
Ruamg671/
Rvane671/
Rhuon671/
Rbain671/
Rhvan670/

Ruan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruan in the Oriya language
ରୁଆଁru'am-
Ruan in the Marathi language
रुअनru'ana66.67
रुआनru'ana33.33
Ruan in the Hindi language
रुआनru'ana40
रूअनru'ana20
रुानruana20
रूआनru'ana20
Ruan in the Russian language
Руанruan-

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