Ruj Surname

96,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ruj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,8691:157,5419,852
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ruj (445) may also be a first name.

Ruj Last Name Facts

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

Ruj (Hindi: रूज, Marathi: रुज, Oriya: ରୁଜ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruj? popularity and diffusion

Ruj is the 96,811th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,484,528 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ruj live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ruj is also the 406,288th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 445 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 4,869 people, or 1 in 157,541. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 70 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 29 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Other than India this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 0 percent are found and Taiwan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruji863,289/
Ruja862,407/
Ruje86378/
Rujp8663/
Rujo8662/
Rauj8625/
Rouj8623/
Ruij8618/
Rujh8611/
Rujc864/
Rujz862/
Ruoj862/
Reuj862/
Rzuj861/
Rujt861/
Rujy861/
Ruuj861/
Ruçj861/
Rudj861/
Rruj861/
Ru80139,980/
Rj80329/
Ruijs751,687/
Rouja75367/
Rouij75190/
Roudj75134/
Rujsz7571/
Ruhja7539/
Rujih7536/
Rujiy7522/
Rujie7517/
Rouji7515/
Ruhjo7513/
Rujah7510/
Rujoh758/
Ruuji757/
Ruijt757/
Rhuja756/
Rujio756/
Roujo756/
Raujt755/
Rouje755/
Rujee755/
Rujeh755/
Ruoja753/
Rujez752/
Rujip752/
Rujaa751/
Rujoo751/
Ruhij751/
Rhuji751/
Rauhj751/
Rauij751/
Rujss751/
Rujiz751/
Rujje751/
Ruizj751/
Ruyjc751/
Rruoj751/
Reuzj751/
Rujsh750/
Raj671,141,746/
Rui67188,628/
Rus6755,500/
Rau6745,700/
Ruz6727,547/
Rud6716,404/
Rup6710,267/
Rue679,828/
Ruh674,630/
Rej673,931/
Rut673,780/
Rou673,348/
Roj673,317/
Reu672,603/
Ruß672,531/
Ruy672,326/
Rux671,740/
Roujas67417/
Ruc67384/
Rij67177/
Ruhjat67149/
Ruu67108/
Rhu67107/
Hroudj6794/
Ruç6760/
Hru6748/
Rru6741/
Hrj6738/
Ruč6735/
Ruš6726/
Rój6724/
Rje6717/
Rjh6714/
Rhj6714/
Ruø6713/
Rgu679/
Ruá676/
Rjj675/
Rujaya674/
Ruë674/
Rrj674/
Rjz674/
Rujaja673/
Rzu673/
Roujet673/
Rzj673/
Rujowa672/
Ruhaja672/
Roujee672/
Ruojie672/
Rujahe671/
Rujova671/
Rāj671/
Reaujo671/
Råj671/
Ruí671/
Ruď671/
Ruś671/
Ruş671/
Rujith671/
Roujip671/
Rujaha671/

Ruj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruj in the Oriya language
ରୁଜruja-
Ruj in the Hindi language
रूजruja90.91
रुजruja9.09
Ruj in the Marathi language
रुजruja78.57
रूजruja14.29
रूझrujha7.14

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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 Ruj
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