Ruhun Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Ruhun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Ruhun (254) may also be a first name.

Ruhun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruhun (Marathi: रूहुन, Oriya: ରୁହୁନ) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,398,030th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Ruhun are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ruhun is also the 559,024th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 254 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 937,938. In Indonesia it is most common in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 93 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 4 percent live and Aceh, where 3 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rauhun911,008/
Ruhuin915/
Rouhun913/
Rujhun911/
Ruhuşen8324/
Rauhunt832/
Rihun80133/
Ruyun8017/
Rujun8013/
Ruiun800/
Hrihun7355/
Ruyung7317/
Ruijun7313/
Ruiyun7312/
Rouhon732/
Rujune731/
Rouhoum671/
Roeun60212/
Ruion6059/
Ruyon6014/
Rujum606/
Rujon606/
Rauon602/
Ruyoon550/

Ruhun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruhun in the Marathi language
रूहुनruhuna-
Ruhun in the Oriya language
ରୁହୁନruhuna50
ରୁହୁଣruhuna50

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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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  • 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 Ruhun
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