Ruja Surname

177,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ruja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,4781:13,5841,738
Indonesia5131:257,79623,399
India951:8,074,372169,494
Latvia911:22,5283,411
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Albania261:112,07910,267
England261:2,143,00282,017
Moldova201:178,06817,570
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Rūja (3) are calculated separately.

Ruja (2,016) may also be a first name.

Ruja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruja (Hindi: रूजा, Marathi: रुजा, Oriya: ରୁଜା) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Rūja. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruja is the 177,655th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,027,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Ruja live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 62 percent live in Romanian Europe. Ruja is also the 168,279th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 2,016 people.

This last name is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 1,478 people, or 1 in 13,584. In Romania Ruja is primarily found in: Mureș County, where 24 percent are found, Arad County, where 13 percent are found and Vaslui County, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Romania this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Ruja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ruja are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

Ruja earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.21% more than the national average, earning $55,754 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rūja923/
Rouja89367/
Rusja89127/
Rujai89101/
Rudja8974/
Rujea8955/
Ruhja8939/
Rujha8937/
Rujaj8913/
Ruija8910/
Rujah8910/
Rujay896/
Rhuja896/
Rauja894/
Rujja894/
Ruoja893/
Rujaa891/
Reuja891/
Ruj864,909/
Roujas80417/
Rouija80172/
Ruhjat80149/
Rrutja8010/
Russja805/
Roudja805/
Rujaya804/
Rujaah804/
Rujaja803/
Rutjay803/
Rusdja803/
Rujowa802/
Ruhaja802/
Rujahe801/
Rujhay801/
Rujova801/
Roujha801/
Rudjas801/
Rujhau801/
Rujaha801/
Rujsay801/
Raja75483,898/
Reja7542,775/
Roja7516,909/
Rija759,319/
Ruza754,223/
Ruji753,289/
Rusa751,829/
Ruia751,308/
Ruya75516/
Ruca75422/
Ruža75410/
Ruje75378/
Ruța7589/
Rujp7563/
Rujo7562/
Ryja7559/
Rája7557/
Rouj7523/
Ruij7518/
Rujh7511/
Rója759/
Reua752/
Rujz752/
Ruoj752/
Reuj752/
Ruoa751/
Rzuj751/
Rujt751/
Rujy751/
Ruuj751/
Rruj751/
Roujeau7320/
Ruchjat7319/
Rouijaa734/
Roudjat733/
Roudjaa731/
Raudjas731/
Raujhat731/
Roudjai731/
Roudjea731/
Rioja6715,172/
Rajah6712,805/
Rouha6710,360/
Rajaa677,022/
Ruzza676,834/
Raaja673,070/
Rausa672,813/
Rusca672,189/
Ruijs671,687/
Ruzsa671,664/
Rucha671,486/
Hruza671,342/
Rugea67508/
Rahja67476/
Rojah67447/
Ruhia67445/
Ruyat67422/
Rauza67419/
Ruzha67390/
Rukha67358/
Ruzas67323/
Rauya67273/
Hrusa67264/
Ruzga67256/
Rujoi67222/
Ruyah67204/
Rouij67190/
Ruuya67176/
Rusea67156/
Rraja67150/
Ruzai67146/
Reeja67138/
Rouya67138/
Rusai67126/
Rucaj67119/
Rusas67116/
Reusa67112/
Rugia6792/
Raujo6781/
Rusad6777/
Rousa6775/
Rujsz6771/
Rouza6770/
Rucay6768/
Rijah6767/
Ruiza6765/
Ruoya6758/
Rijia6755/
Ruhya6754/
Rusga6752/
Rusay6749/
Rejah6747/
Rusaz6746/
Ruzau6742/
Rusat6739/
Rijja6739/
Rooja6736/
Rujih6736/
Rieja6734/
Rusah6733/
Ruzaz6732/
Ruzia6729/
Rijya6729/
Ruisa6727/
Rusau6725/
Rujiy6722/
Ruzaj6722/
Rusaj6717/
Rohja6717/
Rhaja6717/
Rujie6717/
Rroja6716/
Rouji6715/
Rojaa6714/
Ruiah6714/
Ruias6713/
Rejaa6713/
Ruhjo6713/
Rauia6713/
Ruzat6711/
Hraja6711/
Roaja6710/
Rruca6710/
Rüdja678/
Ružaj678/
Rujoh678/
Ruuji677/
Ruijt677/
Rouia677/
Rujio676/
Roujo676/
Raujt675/
Rouje675/
Rujei675/
Rujee675/
Rujeh675/
Ruyca674/
Rhoja673/
Ruyaz673/
Rheja672/
Rujez672/
Rujoy672/
Ruuha672/
Rijaa672/
Rójas672/
Ruiaz672/
Ruuza672/
Hryja672/
Rujip672/
Ruiha671/
Ryjah671/
Rujoo671/
Ruyas671/
Rusaa671/
Ruhij671/
Rehja671/
Rheua671/
Rhuji671/
Rihja671/
Rauhj671/
Rauij671/
Rijea671/
Rujss671/
Ruoha671/
Rajaâ671/
Reujo671/
Ruiad671/
Rujiz671/
Rujje671/
Ruzay671/
Ružas671/
Rruoj671/
Rrusa671/
Rhusa671/
Rujsh670/

Ruja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruja in the Marathi language
रुजाruja89.25
रूजाruja9.68
रूजruja1.08
Ruja in the Oriya language
ରୁଜାruja85.71
ରୁଜruja7.14
ରୁଯାruya7.14
Ruja in the Hindi language
रूजाruja53.57
रुजाruja42.86
रुज्ञाrujna3.57

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruja
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