Rukayan Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Rukayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq471:745,14210,632
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Rukayan (35) may also be a first name.

Rukayan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rukayan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Rukayan (Hindi: रूकयां, Marathi: रुकयान) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rukayan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukayan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rukayan reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 96 percent reside in Levant. Rukayan is also the 1,744,716th most common first name at a global level, held by 35 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 745,142. Beside Iraq this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live and Yemen, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruckayan934/
Rikayan86145/
Rukiyan8630/
Rokayan865/
Rukajan862/
Rukoyan862/
Rukhiyan802/
Rikhayan801/
Rukain779/
Rukyen771/
Rikoyan7193/
Rukijan7162/
Rocuyan7156/
Roukain7118/
Rikiyan716/
Rukajin712/
Rukaine711/
Rukajun711/
Rukaiam711/
Rukkaen711/
Rokiyan711/
Ricayan711/
Rukhain711/
Ruchiyan6727/
Rokhiyan6713/
Rikhiyan673/
Rugkiean671/
Rukajina671/

Rukayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rukayan in the Hindi language
रूकयांrukayam57.14
रूकयणrukayana14.29
रुकयाँrukayam14.29
रूकयाँrukayam14.29
Rukayan in the Marathi language
रुकयानrukayana50
रुकयाँrukayam50

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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 Rukayan
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