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 surname Ruara occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ruara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Ruara is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ruara are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ruara is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 650,421. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 86 percent are found, Muranga County, where 6 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 6 percent are found. Not including Kenya Ruara occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Ruara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ruara surname is principally 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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