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
Rukaya (Hindi: रूकया, Marathi: रुकया, Oriya: ରୁକୟା, Russian: Рукая) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 82,341st most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,237,905 people. The last name Rukaya is primarily 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. Rukaya is also the 17,742nd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 52,512 people.
Rukaya is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,217 people, or 1 in 12,188. Excluding Ghana this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs 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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- 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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