Ruhel Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Qatar

Ruhel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
India791:9,709,688189,874
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Ruhel (5,062) may also be a first name.

Ruhel Last Name Facts

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

Ruhel (Bengali: রুহেল, Hindi: रूहेल, Marathi: रुहेल, Oriya: ରୁେହଲ) occurs most in Bangladesh. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 545,543rd most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Ruhel are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ruhel is also the 95,484th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 5,062 people.

The last name Ruhel is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Excluding Bangladesh Ruhel occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Ruhel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruhel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 47 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruhel Last Name Statistics demography

Ruhel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $45,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruheil914/
Ruhell912/
Rauhel910/
Ruhitel8351/
Ruhil80558/
Rihel80408/
Reuel80262/
Rueil8016/
Rueel802/
Ruhittel772/
Ruhail7363/
Rauhil7319/
Rujjel7317/
Reuell7315/
Riehel732/
Rheuil731/
Rouhil731/
Ruhill731/
Rouijel671,949/
Ruhlova677/
Rouhail671/
Rüel671/
Reuhile671/
Roohell671/

Ruhel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruhel in the Oriya language
ରୁେହଲruehala-
Ruhel in the Bengali language
রুহেলruhela88.14
রোহেলrohela8.47
রূহেলruhela1.69
Ruhel in the Hindi language
रूहेलruhela77.01
रुहेलruhela21.84
Ruhel in the Marathi language
रुहेलruhela70.59
रूहेलruhela23.53
हेलhela5.88

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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 Ruhel
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