Ruaz Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Ruaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal851:122,5685,627
France811:820,03498,127
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Ruaz (29) may also be a first name.

Ruaz Last Name Facts

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

Ruaz (Russian: Руаз) is carried by more people in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruaz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,155,901st most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name Ruaz is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Ruaz reside; 43 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 42 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Ruaz is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name is most widespread in Portugal, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 122,568. Not including Portugal it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Ruaz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruaz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruaz last name increased 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruaz Last Name Statistics demography

Ruaz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $38,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruatz892/
Rua8648,357/
Ruatez801/
Ruas7520,044/
Ruay756,009/
Ruat751,160/
Rbaz7587/
Ruax7578/
Ruap7552/
Ruaa7518/
Rwaz7515/
Ruoz7513/
Ruae7511/
Ruad759/
Ruea758/
Ruac754/
Rwua752/
Ruaj752/
Rzua752/
Hrua751/
Rhua751/
Rrua751/
Ruoa751/
Ruach6726,319/
Rouha6710,360/
Ruahe6781/
Ruase6718/
Ruhaa6712/
Rua'a678/
Ruash675/
Ruatt675/
Ruayh674/
Ruhaj672/
Rbaiz672/
Rhuad672/
Ruoha671/
Rouea671/
Ruadh671/
Ruace671/
Rruad671/
Hruaš671/
Ruhac671/
Rvaiz671/
Ruaha671/
Ruaph670/
Rruax670/
Ruapp670/

Ruaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruaz in the Russian language
Руазruaz-

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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 Ruaz
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