Rukayiya Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Rukayiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Rukayiya (17) may also be a first name.
Rukayiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukayiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rukayiya occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukayiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rukayiya live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Rukayiya is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 17 people.
Rukayiya is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Rukayiya is mostly concentrated in: Kampala District, where 50 percent are found and Lwengo District, where 50 percent are found. Besides Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rukayyya | 88 | 321 | / |
| Rukaiyya | 88 | 149 | / |
| Rukayaya | 88 | 5 | / |
| Rukaiiya | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ruqayiya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Rukayyia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rukaiaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rukhaiyya | 82 | 5 | / |
| Rukaiyyah | 82 | 3 | / |
| Rukaiayah | 82 | 3 | / |
| Rukkaiyya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Rukaeya | 80 | 12 | / |
| Rukeaya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rukieya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruqaiyya | 75 | 11 | / |
| Rokaiyya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rokayyia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rukuiyya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rokayaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rookaiyya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ruqaiyyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruquaiyya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rukeeya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roukayaiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rikajaya | 63 | 3 | / |
| Rukeehya | 63 | 2 | / |
| Rukkeeya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ruqoiyyah | 59 | 17 | / |
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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 Rukayiya
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