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Where Does The Last Name Ruk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Ruk (Bengali: রুক, Hindi: रुक, Marathi: रूक, Oriya: ରୁକ, Russian: Рук, Tibetan: རུག་) is most common in Pakistan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Rük. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Ruk is the 188,860^th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,256,276 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Ruk reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 55,529^th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 11,575 people.

This surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 892 people, or 1 in 200,273. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 95 percent live, Punjab, where 3 percent live and Balochistan, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Ruk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ruk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruk surname grew 667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ruk surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Ruk surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Ruk earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,073 USD per year.