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 last name Rukau (Hindi: रुकाऊ) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rukau.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,980,395th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name Rukau occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Rukau are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rukau is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 192,978. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found 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. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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
- 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 Rukau
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