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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 most common in The Philippines. It may appear as: Rüga. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruga? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 63,662^nd most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 926,226 people. The surname Ruga occurs predominantly 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 57,363^rd most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 11,029 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,798 people, or 1 in 36,182. In The Philippines Ruga is most numerous in: Mimaropa, where 24 percent live, Calabarzon, where 21 percent live and National Capital Region, where 19 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Ruga Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ruga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruga surname rose 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruga Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ruga last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (68%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Ruga surname are 39.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.15% being 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.