Ruga Surname
Approximately 7,868 people bear this surname
Ruga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,798 | 1:36,182 | 5,551 |
| Italy | 1,353 | 1:45,201 | 8,126 |
| Indonesia | 643 | 1:205,675 | 19,417 |
| Kenya | 599 | 1:77,095 | 7,186 |
| Nigeria | 381 | 1:464,942 | 23,564 |
| Papua New Guinea | 274 | 1:29,758 | 3,402 |
| United States | 256 | 1:1,415,855 | 97,523 |
| Tanzania | 199 | 1:266,038 | 21,128 |
| France | 179 | 1:371,077 | 55,233 |
| Uganda | 171 | 1:228,300 | 17,543 |
| South Africa | 170 | 1:318,692 | 30,132 |
| India | 165 | 1:4,648,881 | 119,525 |
| Russia | 98 | 1:1,470,643 | 101,259 |
| Hungary | 80 | 1:122,703 | 11,458 |
| Moldova | 63 | 1:56,530 | 7,993 |
| Serbia | 52 | 1:137,403 | 9,829 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| Switzerland | 49 | 1:167,611 | 15,447 |
| Poland | 39 | 1:974,583 | 70,126 |
| Romania | 34 | 1:590,526 | 42,844 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Croatia | 22 | 1:192,209 | 23,417 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Albania | 11 | 1:264,914 | 15,006 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Rüga (19) are calculated separately.
Ruga (11,029) may also be a first name.
Ruga Demographics
Average Ruga Salary in
United States
$56,989 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ruga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruga (Hindi: रूगा, Marathi: रुगा, Oriya: ରୁଗା, Russian: Руга) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Rüga. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 63,662nd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 926,226 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Ruga are found; 42 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 35 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 57,363rd most common first name in the world It is held by 11,029 people.
It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,798 people, or 1 in 36,182. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Mimaropa, where 24 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 21 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines it is found in 53 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.
Ruga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ruga has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ruga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (68%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Ruga last name are 39.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.15% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ruga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning €27,353 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.56% less than the national average, earning R 119,856 per year and in United States they earn 32.07% more than the national average, earning $56,989 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ruga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruga in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁଗା | ruga | 88.89 |
| ରୁଗ | ruga | 3.7 |
| ରୂଗା | ruga | 3.7 |
| ରୁପା | rupa | 3.7 |
| Ruga in the Hindi language | ||
| रूगा | ruga | 86.42 |
| रुगा | ruga | 12.56 |
| रूगाा | rugaa | 0.51 |
| रूग्ाा | rugaa | 0.34 |
| रुमा | ruma | 0.17 |
| Ruga in the Marathi language | ||
| रुगा | ruga | 83.33 |
| रूगा | ruga | 16.67 |
| Ruga in the Russian language | ||
| Руга | ruga | - |
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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 Ruga
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