Rukaw Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Rukaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3011:153,42212,187

Rukaw (17) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukkaw913/
Rukhaw911/
Rukkeaw835/
Rugkhaw831/
Rukkhaw831/
Rukow80198/
Rukav80164/
Rokaw8032/
Rikaw8010/
Ruckkeaw774/
Rukova73206/
Rutkow7325/
Rukowe7314/
Ruskow7312/
Rudkow733/
Rukowa732/
Rukkow731/
Rudków731/
Rukeab731/
Rockaw731/
Ruckav731/
Rokhaw731/
Rickaw730/
Reukauf67486/
Reukova67247/
Ruckauf6778/
Ruykova6777/
Rujkova6754/
Rukhova6749/
Ruckova6719/
Russkow675/
Rusckow675/
Raukova674/
Rugkova672/
Ruekauf672/
Hrukova672/
Rushkow671/
Rookhaw671/
Ruskauf670/
Rickhaw670/

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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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