Ruiva Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Ruiva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ruiva (60) may also be a first name.
Ruiva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruiva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruiva has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruiva? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,828,462nd most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Ruiva reside; 43 percent reside in South America and 43 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 60 people.
Ruiva is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 4,865,326. In Brazil Ruiva is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 43 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 7 percent live. Apart from Brazil this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 27 percent live and India, where 22 percent live.
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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 Ruiva
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