Ruao Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Ruao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ruao (409) may also be a first name.

Ruao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruao occurs in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ruao.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruao is the 1,727,723rd most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Ruao occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Ruao live; 94 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 94 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 426,190th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 409 people.

Ruao is most prevalent in Portugal, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 100,175. Apart from Portugal Ruao occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruaho891/
Ruaoi891/
Ruahot801/
Ruoo755/
Rwao751/
Ruoa751/
Rouhaou736/
Rbaua67153/
Rwaho676/
Ruooj675/
Ruoas671/
Ruoou671/
Ruoaa671/
Rwouo671/
Ruoha671/
Ruojia602/
Rwajjo601/
Ruhayya556/
Ruhaija553/
Rouhouo551/
Ruhaaya551/
Rouhaiya501/
Rvoa501/
Ruhayyah501/

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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 Ruao
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