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

Ruk (Bengali: রুক, Hindi: रुक, Marathi: रूक, Oriya: ରୁକ, Russian: Рук, Tibetan: རུག་) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Rük. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 188,860^th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,256,276 people. The surname Ruk is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Ruk are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ruk is also the 55,529^th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 11,575 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held 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. Outside of Pakistan this last name 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruk last name rose 667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

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