Ruiga Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Ruiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ruiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruiga is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ruiga.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruiga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ruiga is the 5,057,639th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Ruiga reside; 33 percent reside in Northern Europe and 33 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
It is most widespread in Latvia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 410,009. In Latvia Ruiga is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 60 percent reside, Semigallia, where 20 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Latvia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 20 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ruiga
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