Ruić Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Ruić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1171:36,1427,344
Serbia51:1,428,99029,746
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Ruic (158) & Ruič (1) are calculated separately.

Ruić Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ruić Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ruić is found most frequently in Croatia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ruic or Ruič. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,620,164th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Ruić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ruić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 36,142. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 47 percent are found, Zadar County, where 46 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 4 percent are found. Besides Croatia Ruić exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 4 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruic92158/
Ruič921/
Rujić8919/
Rić863/
Ruiz752,755,967/
Ruci751,279/
Raić75960/
Reić75238/
Roić7599/
Rzić753/
Hrić753/
Rioć752/
Rgić752/
Rajić6710,659/
Hrgić67597/
Rusci67306/
Rruci67170/
Ruich6797/
Rauci6736/
Ruitz6733/
Ruiiz6719/
Ristć6717/
Reuiz6715/
Hrzić6713/
Ruiez6712/
Ruids6711/
Ruizz6710/
Rujic679/
Rijić679/
Ruizs677/
Ruici676/
Rojić675/
Rhuiz674/
Ruyiz673/
Ruioz673/
Ruits672/
Rejić672/
Ruiaz672/
Ruizh671/
Ruzci671/
Rujiz671/
Rruiz671/

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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 Ruić
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