Ruika Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Ruika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 39 | 1:77,810 | 11,728 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Ruika (160) may also be a first name.
Ruika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruika (Russian: Руика) is held by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ruika.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruika? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Ruika reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Ruika is also the 725,185th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 160 people.
The last name Ruika is most widely held in Lithuania, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 77,810. In Lithuania it is most numerous in: Klaipėda County, where 85 percent live, Telšiai County, where 13 percent live and Šiauliai County, where 3 percent live. Beside Lithuania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ruika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruika in the Russian language | ||
| Руика | ruika | - |
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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 Ruika
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