Rukayia Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Rukayia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Rukayia (744) may also be a first name.
Rukayia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukayia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rukayia is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukayia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Rukayia is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Rukayia live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 301,495th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 744 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Gombe, where 83 percent live and Kano, where 17 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rukayya | 86 | 3,490 | / |
| Rukaiya | 86 | 3,198 | / |
| Rukaija | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ruqayia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rukaaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rukayea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rukaiea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rukyayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rikayia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rukia | 83 | 18,177 | / |
| Rukaiyah | 80 | 738 | / |
| Rukayyah | 80 | 438 | / |
| Rukkayya | 80 | 73 | / |
| Rukkaiya | 80 | 67 | / |
| Roukaiya | 80 | 33 | / |
| Rukhaiya | 80 | 16 | / |
| Rukhayya | 80 | 15 | / |
| Raukaiya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Rukayyaa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rukaayya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ruikaiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rukajiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roukayya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rukiah | 77 | 6,917 | / |
| Roukia | 77 | 1,584 | / |
| Rukhia | 77 | 69 | / |
| Rukyaa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Rukjai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rukiad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruckia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rukiay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruekia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rukhaiyah | 75 | 10 | / |
| Rukaihiha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roukhaiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roukayyah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ruqayya | 71 | 3,407 | / |
| Rokaiya | 71 | 1,470 | / |
| Ruqaiya | 71 | 169 | / |
| Rokayya | 71 | 83 | / |
| Rujkiah | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ruckiat | 71 | 13 | / |
| Rukhiah | 71 | 11 | / |
| Rikaiya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rukkiah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rukkiat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rucaaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Roukhia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rzoukia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rokayea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raukeay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rukiyaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rukya | 67 | 3,664 | / |
| Rokia | 67 | 2,761 | / |
| Rokayyah | 67 | 1,132 | / |
| Ruqia | 67 | 774 | / |
| Ruqayyah | 67 | 142 | / |
| Ruqaiyah | 67 | 88 | / |
| Rikia | 67 | 87 | / |
| Rookaiya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Rukio | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ruqaiyat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruqaiaha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rikaiyah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rookayya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rukja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruqaijah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruqayyat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruquaiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruquayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rucaiyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruqqaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokhayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokkaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruqqayya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rukayia
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