Rukaya Surname
Approximately 5,887 people bear this surname
Rukaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,217 | 1:12,188 | 1,617 |
| Bangladesh | 1,802 | 1:88,433 | 3,976 |
| Nigeria | 1,042 | 1:170,003 | 10,538 |
| Indonesia | 474 | 1:279,007 | 25,138 |
| Tanzania | 184 | 1:287,726 | 22,395 |
| Pakistan | 64 | 1:2,791,311 | 23,365 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Rukaya (52,512) may also be a first name.
Rukaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rukaya (Hindi: रूकया, Marathi: रुकया, Oriya: ରୁକୟା, Russian: Рукая) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rukaya is the 82,341st most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,237,905 people. The surname Rukaya is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Rukaya are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 17,742nd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 52,512 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,217 people, or 1 in 12,188. Apart from Ghana this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 31 percent reside and Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rukaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rukaya in the Hindi language | ||
| रूकया | rukaya | 81.12 |
| रुकया | rukaya | 6.74 |
| रूकैया | rukaiya | 2.47 |
| रूकाया | rukaya | 2.25 |
| रूक़या | ruqaya | 1.8 |
| रूकय्या | rukayya | 1.57 |
| रूकैय्या | rukaiyya | 1.12 |
| रुक़या | ruqaya | 0.67 |
| रुकय्या | rukayya | 0.45 |
| रुकैया | rukaiya | 0.45 |
| रुकाया | rukaya | 0.45 |
| रूकयाॅ | rukayae | 0.22 |
| रूकईया | ruka'iya | 0.22 |
| रूकयॉ | rukayo | 0.22 |
| Rukaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁକୟା | rukaya | 66.67 |
| ରୁକାୟା | rukaya | 26.67 |
| ରକାୟା | rakaya | 6.67 |
| Rukaya in the Marathi language | ||
| रुकया | rukaya | 30.69 |
| रुकाया | rukaya | 20.79 |
| रुक | ruka | 13.86 |
| रुकैया | rukaiya | 7.92 |
| रूकया | rukaya | 3.96 |
| रूकाया | rukaya | 3.96 |
| कया | kaya | 2.97 |
| रूकैया | rukaiya | 1.98 |
| रुखाया | rukhaya | 0.99 |
| रूकयां | rukayam | 0.99 |
| रकया | rakaya | 0.99 |
| रुखया | rukhaya | 0.99 |
| रोकैया | rokaiya | 0.99 |
| रुकसा | rukasa | 0.99 |
| रुिकया | ruikaya | 0.99 |
| रुकयया | rukayaya | 0.99 |
| रुाया | ruaya | 0.99 |
| Rukaya in the Russian language | ||
| Рукая | rukaa | - |
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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 Rukaya
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