Ruaq Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Ruaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ruaq Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan2031:43,5594,680
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Ruaq (273) may also be a first name.

Ruaq Last Name Facts

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

Ruaq is carried by more people in Jordan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruaq? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,088,856th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The surname Ruaq is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Ruaq are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 93 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 537,992nd most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 273 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Jordan, where it is carried by 203 people, or 1 in 43,559. In Jordan Ruaq is most common in: Irbid Governorate, where 99 percent live, Amman Governorate, where 0 percent live and Jerash Governorate, where 0 percent live. Excluding Jordan this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 6 percent live and Iraq, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruaque805/
Ruax7578/
Ruak7544/
Ruac754/
Rwaq752/
Ruag751/
Rbaq751/
Rwaqu678/
Ruake674/
Ruack673/
Ruagh672/
Ruhac671/
Ruoqu671/
Ruask670/
Rruax670/
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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 Ruaq
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