Rukau Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Rukau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 80 | 1:192,978 | 22,657 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Rukau (14) may also be a first name.
Rukau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rukau (Hindi: रुकाऊ) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. Rukau is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Rukau reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 14 people.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 192,978. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 51 percent are found, Harare Province, where 36 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rukau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rukau in the Hindi language | ||
| रुकाऊ | ruka'u | - |
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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 Rukau
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