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) is found most in Lithuania. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruika? popularity and diffusion
Ruika is the 2,944,094th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne 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 prevalent first name in the world, borne by 160 people.
The surname is most numerous in Lithuania, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 77,810. In Lithuania Ruika is most frequent in: Klaipėda County, where 85 percent are found, Telšiai County, where 13 percent are found and Šiauliai County, where 3 percent are found. Barring Lithuania this last name 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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