Ruka Surname
Approximately 7,310 people bear this surname
Ruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,769 | 1:51,970 | 5,050 |
| India | 760 | 1:1,009,297 | 42,514 |
| Indonesia | 711 | 1:186,004 | 17,865 |
| Zimbabwe | 691 | 1:22,342 | 3,367 |
| South Africa | 539 | 1:100,515 | 12,184 |
| Albania | 494 | 1:5,899 | 1,119 |
| Russia | 489 | 1:294,730 | 30,308 |
| Kiribati | 385 | 1:295 | 53 |
| United States | 292 | 1:1,241,298 | 87,773 |
| New Zealand | 220 | 1:20,583 | 3,608 |
| Nigeria | 177 | 1:1,000,807 | 42,311 |
| Solomon Islands | 111 | 1:5,225 | 705 |
| Papua New Guinea | 81 | 1:100,663 | 13,542 |
| Latvia | 76 | 1:26,974 | 4,129 |
| Greece | 64 | 1:173,122 | 27,971 |
| Poland | 63 | 1:603,313 | 54,622 |
| Pakistan | 53 | 1:3,370,639 | 25,973 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Mongolia | 26 | 1:108,665 | 7,123 |
| Kosovo | 24 | 1:77,578 | 4,881 |
| Belarus | 21 | 1:452,431 | 44,053 |
| Lebanon | 19 | 1:296,689 | 10,035 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nauru | 1 | 1:11,879 | 452 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
The alternate forms: Rūka (1) are calculated separately.
Ruka (24,321) may also be a first name.
Ruka Demographics
Average Ruka Salary in
United States
$47,231 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruka (Arabic: روكا, Bengali: রুকা, Hindi: रूका, Marathi: रुका, Oriya: ରୁକ, Russian: Рука, Tibetan: རུ་ཀ་) is most common in Egypt. It can also appear as a variant: Rūka. For other possible spellings of Ruka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 67,982nd most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 996,928 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Ruka are found; 24 percent are found in North Africa and 24 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Ruka is also the 32,693rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 24,321 people.
It is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 1,769 people, or 1 in 51,970. Apart from Egypt this last name exists in 72 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.
Ruka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ruka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruka surname increased 1,270 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ruka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (51%) in Russia and Latin Catholic (89%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Ruka surname are 8.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.07% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ruka earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.57% less than the national average, earning R 145,992 per year and in United States they earn 9.46% more than the national average, earning $47,231 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ruka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruka in the Bengali language | ||
| রুকা | ruka | - |
| Ruka in the Hindi language | ||
| रूका | ruka | 75.74 |
| रुका | ruka | 23.9 |
| रुक | ruka | 0.37 |
| Ruka in the Marathi language | ||
| रुका | ruka | 67.77 |
| रूका | ruka | 32.23 |
| Ruka in the Tibetan language | ||
| རུ་ཀ་ | ruka | 66.67 |
| རུ་ཁ་ | rukha | 33.33 |
| Ruka in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁକ | ruka | 56.6 |
| ରୁକା | ruka | 31.13 |
| ଋକ | rka | 5.66 |
| ରୂକ | ruka | 1.89 |
| ରୁକ଼ | ruqa | 0.94 |
| ରକ | raka | 0.94 |
| Ruka in the Russian language | ||
| Рука | ruka | - |
| Ruka in the Arabic language | ||
| روكا | rwka | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruka
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