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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 found most in Egypt. It can also occur as a variant: Rūka. For other possible spellings of Ruka click here.

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

This surname is the 67,982^nd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 996,928 people. The last name Ruka is mostly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Ruka reside; 24 percent reside in North Africa and 24 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Ruka is also the 32,693^rd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 24,321 people.

It is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,769 people, or 1 in 51,970. Other than Egypt Ruka is found in 72 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Ruka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ruka has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,270 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (51%) in Russia and Latin Catholic (89%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ruka surname are 8.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.07% 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.