Rugaiya Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rugaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1541:858,76164,655
Tanzania831:637,85138,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rugaiya (1,401) may also be a first name.

Rugaiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rugaiya (Hindi: रूगैया, Marathi: रुगैया) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugaiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rugaiya is the 1,052,587th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Rugaiya live; 65 percent live in Southeast Asia and 65 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rugaiya is also the 208,902nd most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 1,401 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 858,761. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 30 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 21 percent are found and East Java, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 35 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rugaiyah93356/
Rougaiya93145/
Rughaiya937/
Roujgaiya881/
Rugayya86105/
Rugaija863/
Rogaiya863/
Rugayyah8033/
Rougayya801/
Rugyat776/
Rugjai774/
Ruguya772/
Rugyad771/
Rougueiya7535/
Rugoiyo7120/
Rugyath711/
Rugyast711/
Rogayia711/
Rougeay711/
Rugea67508/
Reungjai672/
Rugao671/
Rugja671/

Rugaiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rugaiya in the Hindi language
रूगैयाrugaiya-
Rugaiya in the Marathi language
रुगैयाrugaiya-

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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
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  • 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 Rugaiya
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