Rukayi Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Rukayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 109 | 1:141,635 | 18,305 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Rukayi (85) may also be a first name.
Rukayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rukayi (Marathi: रुकिय) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Rukayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Rukayi reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 85 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 141,635. In Zimbabwe Rukayi is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 30 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 30 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 29 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rukayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rukayi in the Marathi language | ||
| रुकिय | rukiya | - |
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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 Rukayi
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