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
Ruka Political Affiliation
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Ruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruka (Arabic: روكا, Bengali: রুকা, Hindi: रूका, Marathi: रुका, Oriya: ରୁକ, Russian: Рука, Tibetan: རུ་ཀ་) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Rūka. Click here for further potential spellings of Ruka.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 67,982nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 996,928 people. The last name Ruka occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Ruka live; 24 percent live in North Africa and 24 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 32,693rd most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 24,321 people.
The surname Ruka is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,769 people, or 1 in 51,970. Barring Egypt Ruka occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
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 expanded 1,270 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ruka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ruka surname is chiefly 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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