Rukaw Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Rukaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 301 | 1:153,422 | 12,187 |
Rukaw (17) may also be a first name.
Rukaw Demographics
Rukaw Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Rukaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rukaw is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukaw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rukaw is the 891,661st most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rukaw are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Rukaw is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 17 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 153,422. In Kenya Rukaw is most prevalent in: Mandera County, where 100 percent live.
Rukaw Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rukkaw | 91 | 3 | / |
| Rukhaw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rukkeaw | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rugkhaw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rukkhaw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rukow | 80 | 198 | / |
| Rukav | 80 | 164 | / |
| Rokaw | 80 | 32 | / |
| Rikaw | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ruckkeaw | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rukova | 73 | 206 | / |
| Rutkow | 73 | 25 | / |
| Rukowe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ruskow | 73 | 12 | / |
| Rudkow | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rukowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rukkow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rudków | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rukeab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rockaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruckav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rokhaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rickaw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Reukauf | 67 | 486 | / |
| Reukova | 67 | 247 | / |
| Ruckauf | 67 | 78 | / |
| Ruykova | 67 | 77 | / |
| Rujkova | 67 | 54 | / |
| Rukhova | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ruckova | 67 | 19 | / |
| Russkow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rusckow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Raukova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rugkova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruekauf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrukova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rushkow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rookhaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruskauf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rickhaw | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Rukaw
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