Ruangu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ruangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ruangu Last Name Facts

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

Ruangu has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruangu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruangu is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Ruangu reside; 65 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 65 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Ruangu is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Ruangu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Taiwan, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruangnu9213/
Ruhangu921/
Ruanu9114/
Ruagu911/
Ruangnui86165/
Ruangnuy863/
Ruangnut861/
Rwangu8356/
Ruanou838/
Ruanau831/
Ruanhu831/
Ruangnuch804/
Rwaingu7713/
Ruannut771/
Rbanu739/
Rwanu737/
Ruogu731/
Rwanguha719/
Rouhanou711/
Rhbanou629/
Rouhounou531/
Ruhoonauth501/

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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 Ruangu
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