Rukaiyat Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rukaiyat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukaiyat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1411:1,256,33250,205
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Rukaiyat (4,197) may also be a first name.

Rukaiyat Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rukaiyat Come From? nationality or country of origin

Rukaiyat (Hindi: रूकैयत) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukaiyat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rukaiyat is the 1,478,479th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rukaiyat reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rukaiyat is also the 107,132nd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 4,197 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Niger, where 62 percent reside, Kaduna, where 21 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Rukaiyat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rukaiyat surname is chiefly Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukkaiyat942/
Rukayyat8862/
Ruqaiyat889/
Rukayiat881/
Rukyat86227/
Rukiat8634/
Rukkayyat821/
Rukhiat80102/
Rukhyat8095/
Ruckiat8013/
Rukkiat803/
Roukiat802/
Ruckyast754/
Ruqayyat752/
Ruqiat7164/
Rukyot7133/
Rukyad7112/
Ruqyat7110/
Rokiat713/
Ruchiat67706/
Ruckyot671/
Rukkeat671/
Ruchijat6344/
Rokyot574/
Rukyod571/
Rukiad571/
Rokyad571/
Ruqeat571/
Rukiead531/
Ruqeeat531/
Ricouaid501/
Rouquiot501/

Rukaiyat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rukaiyat in the Hindi language
रूकैयतrukaiyata50
रूकाइयतruka'iyata50

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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 Rukaiyat
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