Rui Surname

2,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Rui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China155,6361:8,785212
Mozambique15,4501:1,765422
Angola6,1131:4,415642
Portugal3,1801:3,276400
Italy1,4471:42,2647,598
Brazil1,0241:209,0578,053
Thailand5871:120,33818,027
Taiwan5861:40,008468
Indonesia5571:237,43121,892
Singapore4621:11,921579
Papua New Guinea4601:17,7251,783
Norway4111:12,5121,423
Argentina3851:111,0229,365
France3011:220,67334,242
Kiribati3001:37884
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
Ukraine2821:161,42822,357
Venezuela1431:211,2175,593
Malaysia1171:252,08714,235
India1161:6,612,633149,434
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Canada921:400,49635,373
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
Australia701:385,65331,598
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Vietnam591:1,570,2722,107
Spain501:935,04135,950
England381:1,466,26563,675
Finland231:238,98719,121
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Namibia81:301,17510,197
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

The alternate forms: Ruí (1) are calculated separately.

Rui (617,891) may also be a first name.

Rui Last Name Facts

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

Rui (Bengali: রুই, Hindi: रूड़ी, Marathi: रुई, Oriya: ରୁଇ, Russian: Руи) is most common in China. It can be found in the variant forms: Ruí. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rui? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,985th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 38,634 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Rui are found; 83 percent are found in East Asia and 83 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,595th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 617,891 people.

This surname is most frequent in China, where it is held by 155,636 people, or 1 in 8,785. Aside from China Rui occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 8 percent reside and Angola, where 3 percent reside.

Rui Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rui last name are 15.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rui earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning 350,258 kr per year; in United States they earn 36.5% more than the national average, earning $58,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.22% less than the national average, earning $47,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruí891/
Ruiz862,755,967/
Ruis869,023/
Ruji863,289/
Ruia861,308/
Ruyi86342/
Ruit86317/
Hrui86199/
Ruid86144/
Ruip8688/
Ruih8636/
Ruiß8622/
Ruij8618/
Ruie8614/
Ruio868/
Ruiy865/
Rvui863/
Rhui862/
Ruii862/
Ruič861/
Rwui861/
Reui861/
Ri803,363,006/
Ru80139,980/
Rouhi753,140/
Ruijs751,687/
Ruggi751,344/
Ruhia75445/
Ruisz75405/
Rouij75190/
Ruich7597/
Ruiss7579/
Rujih7536/
Ruish7532/
Ruist7523/
Rujiy7522/
Rauio7522/
Ruiiz7519/
Rujie7517/
Rouji7515/
Ruiah7514/
Rouie7514/
Ruias7513/
Rauia7513/
Ruiez7512/
Ruids7511/
Ruizz7510/
Ruhio759/
Ruhyi758/
Rouii758/
Ruuji757/
Ruizs757/
Ruijt757/
Rouia757/
Rujio756/
Ruyiy755/
Ruihs755/
Ruihe754/
Rugie754/
Reuți754/
Rhuiz754/
Ruitt753/
Ruies753/
Ruiys753/
Ruioz753/
Rruis753/
Ruyiz753/
Ruhii752/
Ruiaz752/
Ruios752/
Ruits752/
Ruiyo752/
Rujip752/
Ruiha751/
Ruizt751/
Ruhij751/
Ruidt751/
Rhuji751/
Rauij751/
Rruiz751/
Hruis751/
Rueyi751/
Ruiad751/
Rujiz751/
Rui'e751/
Ruiiy751/
Ruiyy751/
Ruyis751/
Rruio751/
Rhuid750/
Rauie750/
Rai671,571,046/
Rus6755,500/
Rau6745,700/
Rio6739,838/
Ruz6727,547/
Roi6726,916/
Rud6716,404/
Rit6715,332/
Rei6711,776/
Rup6710,267/
Rue679,828/
Riz677,032/
Ruj674,909/
Ruh674,630/
Rut673,780/
Ris673,439/
Rou673,348/
Rih673,211/
Őri672,850/
Reu672,603/
Ruß672,531/
Ruy672,326/
Rux671,740/
Rid671,312/
Rip671,198/
Riy671,112/
Ruggia671,046/
Ryi67991/
Rie67932/
Ruggio67881/
Riß67490/
Rri67459/
Rhi67455/
Rii67324/
Rij67177/
Rouias67171/
Rhouhi67170/
Rouhai67133/
Ruu67108/
Rhu67107/
Rougie67107/
Hri6798/
Ruohio6796/
Rauhio6783/
Rbi6769/
Rvi6764/
Ruç6760/
Ruhiah6751/
Hru6748/
Rru6741/
Rzi6735/
Ruš6726/
Rgi6723/
Riš6723/
Hruaii6722/
Ruø6713/
Rwi6711/
Rgu679/
Ruuhiy677/
Ruá676/
D'Ruiz675/
Rouhit674/
Riț674/
Ruë674/
Hruich673/
Rzu673/
Ruidss673/
Ruojie672/
Ruiggi672/
Ruihys672/
Ruitch671/
Roueyi671/
Ruehie671/
Ruiech671/
Reuhie671/
Rauiez671/
Réi671/
Hrui'e671/
Riç671/
Rái671/
Rouiah671/
Rouiaï671/
Ruiach671/
Ruiesz671/
Ruuhio671/
Ruď671/
Ruś671/
Ruş671/
Rujith671/
Roujip671/
Ruihau671/
Rruitt670/
Rhuies670/
Raugie670/
Rhuiss670/

Rui Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rui in the Bengali language
রুইru'i-
Rui in the Oriya language
ରୁଇru'i87.5
ରୁଈru'i7.5
ରୂଇru'i5
Rui in the Marathi language
रुईru'i78.38
रूईru'i17.57
Rui in the Hindi language
रूड़ीruri65.64
रुीrui14.1
रूईru'i9.25
रुड़ीruri3.96
रुईru'i2.2
रूीrui0.44
रूिrui0.44
Rui in the Russian language
Руиrui-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rui
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