Ruao Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Ruao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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.
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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 Ruao
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