Rukaa Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Rukaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 102 | 1:1,736,694 | 63,540 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Rukaa (954) may also be a first name.
Rukaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rukaa (Oriya: ରୁକଆ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukaa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rukaa is the 1,785,358th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. Rukaa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Rukaa are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rukaa is also the 261,449th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 954 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 1,736,694. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 64 percent reside, Gombe, where 18 percent reside and Zamfara, where 18 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rukaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rukaa in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁକଆ | ruka'a | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rukaa
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