Ruas Surname

26,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Ruas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil10,3201:20,744989
Mozambique6,1801:4,4111,010
Portugal1,7461:5,967586
France6791:97,82414,305
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Cambodia1621:95,6002,355
Spain1611:290,38517,690
Argentina1211:353,25127,617
Colombia1051:454,9916,744
Philippines671:1,511,018105,084
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Venezuela411:736,68512,312
Peru361:882,89218,060
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
England81:6,964,757184,742
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
East Timor41:303,982255
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ruas (133) may also be a first name.

Ruas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruas (Hindi: रूास, Russian: Руас) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,805th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 363,577 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Ruas reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 51 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 804,402nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 133 people.

Ruas is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 10,320 people, or 1 in 20,744. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 45 percent are found, São Paulo, where 23 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil Ruas occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 31 percent are found and Portugal, where 9 percent are found.

Ruas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruas last name grew 3,740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruas last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Ruas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 25.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,343 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.79% less than the national average, earning $22,068,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning $45,789 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.61% less than the national average, earning $39,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruase8918/
Ruash895/
Rua8648,357/
Rouhas8017/
Ruhase8013/
Ruhaas808/
Ruasse802/
Rhuads801/
Ruasch800/
Ruay756,009/
Ruat751,160/
Ruaz75207/
Ruos75134/
Ruax7578/
Ruap7552/
Ruaa7518/
Rwas7512/
Ruae7511/
Ruad759/
Ruea758/
Rvas756/
Rbas752/
Rzua752/
Ruaj752/
Rwua752/
Ruoa751/
Rrua751/
Hrua751/
Rhua751/
Ruhaise731/
Ruasova731/
Ruach6726,319/
Rouha6710,360/
Ruoss671,486/
Rwash67400/
Ruahe6781/
Hrbas6740/
Ruhaa6712/
Rua'a678/
Ruose676/
Ruatt675/
Ruayh674/
Rhuad672/
Ruatz672/
Ruhaj672/
Rruad671/
Rvasd671/
Ruaha671/
Rouea671/
Ruosh671/
Ruadh671/
Ruace671/
Ruoha671/
Hruaš671/
Ruhac671/
Rwase671/
Ruohs670/
Ruapp670/
Rruax670/
Ruaph670/

Ruas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruas in the Hindi language
रूासruasa-
Ruas in the Russian language
Руасruas-

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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 Ruas
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