Rukai Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Rukai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 56 | 1:275,683 | 28,626 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rukai (850) may also be a first name.
Rukai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rukai (Hindi: रूकाई, Marathi: रुकै, Oriya: ରୁକାଇ) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukai? popularity and diffusion
Rukai is the 1,537,949th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Rukai reside; 42 percent reside in Southern Africa and 42 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rukai is also the 279,628th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 850 people.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 275,683. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 68 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 18 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 36 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rukai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rukai in the Hindi language | ||
| रूकाई | ruka'i | 72.19 |
| रूकई | ruka'i | 8.28 |
| रुकाई | ruka'i | 7.69 |
| रुकई | ruka'i | 4.73 |
| रूकाइ | ruka'i | 2.37 |
| रुकाइ | ruka'i | 2.37 |
| रूकै | rukai | 0.59 |
| रूकइ | ruka'i | 0.59 |
| Rukai in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁକାଇ | ruka'i | 66.67 |
| ରୂକାଇ | ruka'i | 33.33 |
| Rukai in the Marathi language | ||
| रुकै | rukai | 60 |
| रुकाई | ruka'i | 20 |
| रुकई | ruka'i | 20 |
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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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- 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 Rukai
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