Ruara Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ruara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ruara (12) may also be a first name.

Ruara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruara occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Ruara occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ruara live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ruara is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 650,421. In Kenya Ruara is most numerous in: Nakuru County, where 86 percent live, Muranga County, where 6 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 6 percent live. Besides Kenya Ruara is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Ruara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruarau9122/
Ruaraj911/
Ruarah910/
Ruhaara831/
Ruharaj831/
Rouhara831/
Ruaro803,991/
Rwara80304/
Ruary80171/
Ruari8056/
Ruare807/
Rvara803/
Rbara802/
Ruora801/
Ruarri7357/
Ruaroo7337/
Ruharo7327/
Rwarai736/
Ruares733/
Ruarez732/
Ruarro732/
Ruatre732/
Ruarod731/
Ruaarj731/
Ruhare731/
Ruarui731/
Ruario731/
Ruharot6722/
Rwahura676/
Ruotray671/
Ruhaire671/
Rouhari671/

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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 Ruara
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