Ruau Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Ruau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4711:141,02521,711
Argentina1421:301,01024,024
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China21:683,660,78330,601
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ruau (11) may also be a first name.

Ruau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruau is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruau? popularity and diffusion

Ruau is the 492,243rd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. The surname Ruau is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Ruau live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 141,025. In France it is most common in: Pays de la Loire, where 41 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 9 percent are found. Aside from France this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 21 percent are found and Spain, where 4 percent are found.

Ruau Last Name Statistics demography

Ruau earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruaud891,355/
Ruaux891,031/
Ruaut8946/
Rwuau891/
Roueau802/
Ruou75116/
Roueaux7310/
Rouhaou736/
Ruoyu679/
Ruoiu672/
Ruout671/
Ruoou671/
Ruouch601/

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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 Ruau
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