Ruaya Surname

137,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ruaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,2041:31,5974,603
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ruaya (296) may also be a first name.

Ruaya Last Name Facts

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

Ruaya is found most in The Philippines. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 137,794th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,242,322 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ruaya are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Ruaya is also the 512,632nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 296 people.

It is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3,204 people, or 1 in 31,597. In The Philippines it is most common in: Caraga, where 56 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 12 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 8 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Ruaya Last Name Statistics demography

Ruaya earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning $61,188 USD per year.

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Rvayah735/
Rbhuya733/
Rbayah732/
Ruhaja732/
Rbayha732/
Ruiyaz731/
Rueyas731/
Ruhaiy731/
Rwayha731/
Ruey677,570/
Ruahayu6710/
Rbay678/
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Rvaa676/
Ruaj672/
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Ruoy672/
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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 Ruaya
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