Ruaw Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Ruaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2631:502,84941,107
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Ruaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruaw is found most in Indonesia. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruaw is the 924,083rd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Ruaw reside; 62 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 62 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 502,849. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: North Sulawesi, where 61 percent reside, Papua, where 33 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Ruaw Last Name Statistics demography

Ruaw earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruawe894/
Ruaf75244/
Ruab7577/
Ruav754/
Ruow751/
Ruaaf6717/
Ruaff676/
Ruaab674/
Ruafp670/
Ruaph670/

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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 Ruaw
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