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
Ruika (Russian: Руика) has its highest incidence in Lithuania. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruika? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,944,094th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Ruika is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Ruika are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 725,185th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 160 people.
The surname Ruika is most frequently occurring in Lithuania, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 77,810. In Lithuania it is mostly found in: Klaipėda County, where 85 percent are found, Telšiai County, where 13 percent are found and Šiauliai County, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Lithuania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 7 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
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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