Ruhu Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ruhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ruhu (218) may also be a first name.

Ruhu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruhu (Hindi: रुहु, Marathi: रुहु) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,422,956th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name Ruhu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Ruhu live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ruhu is also the 611,412th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 218 people.

It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 1,259,516. In Indonesia Ruhu is primarily concentrated in: Central Sulawesi, where 75 percent are found, North Sumatra, where 16 percent are found and Southeast Sulawesi, where 9 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhiu89870/
Rauhu8919/
Rouhu8918/
Ruhuh894/
Ruhui892/
Ruhaut80123/
Rouhou8089/
Ruhaud8026/
Rouhau808/
Rauhuh806/
Ruihui805/
Rahuhu801/
Rouhuh801/
Rouyhu801/
Rujhau801/
Ruhaux801/
Rouhui801/
Rauhui801/
Ruhust800/
Rouhus800/
Ruiu754,825/
Ruju75456/
Ru'u7562/
Ruyu7535/
Rouu755/
Reuu751/
Rouhaud731,085/
Rouhaut7370/
Ruhault7322/
Rauhust737/
Rauhudt736/
Rouhhou731/
Rauhuss731/
Rouau6798/
Rouhault6753/
Rugiu6733/
Rujuh6722/
Ruiuz6712/
Ruiyu676/
Ruuyu676/
Rouut673/
Rujju672/
Rouud671/
Rujuj671/
Rouju671/
Rujui671/
Ruiou671/

Ruhu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruhu in the Hindi language
रुहुruhu-
Ruhu in the Marathi language
रुहुruhu66.67
रूहूruhu33.33

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Footnotes

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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 Ruhu
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