Rukayya Surname

129,739th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rukayya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukayya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,3561:52,7844,033
India661:11,622,203212,115
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Rukayya (73,854) may also be a first name.

Rukayya Last Name Facts

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

Rukayya (Hindi: रूकय्या, Marathi: रुकया) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rukayya.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukayya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 129,739th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,088,122 people. The surname Rukayya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Rukayya live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 13,255th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 73,854 people.

The last name Rukayya is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,356 people, or 1 in 52,784. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 32 percent reside, Zamfara, where 27 percent reside and Kano, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukayyah93438/
Rukkayya9373/
Rukhayya9315/
Rukayyaa933/
Rukaayya932/
Roukayya931/
Roukayyah881/
Ruqayya863,407/
Rukaiya863,198/
Rokayya8683/
Rukayia868/
Rukeyya866/
Rukaaya862/
Rukayea861/
Rukuyya861/
Rukya833,664/
Rokayyah801,132/
Rukaiyah80738/
Ruqayyah80142/
Rukoyyah8070/
Rukkaiya8067/
Roukaiya8033/
Rukhaiya8016/
Raukaiya808/
Rookayya807/
Ruqayyat802/
Ruqqayya801/
Rukhuyya801/
Ruquayya801/
Rokhayya801/
Ruikaiya801/
Rukyah77240/
Rukhya7720/
Rukyaa7718/
Rukyad7712/
Roukya775/
Rukkya772/
Rukiay771/
Rukhoyyah7518/
Rukhaiyah7510/
Roukhaiya751/
Rokaiya711,470/
Ruqaiya71169/
Ruqoyya7136/
Rukeiya7114/
Rukaija7112/
Rukoiya714/
Ruqayia714/
Rukuiya712/
Rucaaya712/
Rokayea711/
Raukeay711/
Raukhya711/
Rukiyaa711/
Rukhyaz711/
Rukyayi711/
Rukaiea711/
Rukia6718,177/
Ruqoyyah67465/
Rukoiyah67344/
Ruqaiyah6788/
Ruqya6766/
Roukeiya6719/
Rookaiya6719/
Rokoyyah6710/
Ruqaiyat679/
Rukja675/
Ruckyast674/
Ruquaiya672/
Rokkaiya671/
Rucaiyah671/
Rukajiah671/
Ruqqaiya671/

Rukayya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rukayya in the Hindi language
रूकय्याrukayya71.28
रुकय्याrukayya21.6
रूकैय्याrukaiyya2.42
रूकैयाrukaiya1
रूकययाrukayaya0.5
रूकयाrukaya0.43
रूकईयाruka'iya0.36
रुकैय्याrukaiyya0.36
रूकैययाrukaiyaya0.29
रूक्य्याrukyya0.21
रूकइयाruka'iya0.21
रूकय्यrukayya0.14
रुकैयाrukaiya0.14
रूकय़याrukayaya0.07
रुकैइयाrukai'iya0.07
रूकईय्याruka'iyya0.07
रूकाय्याrukayya0.07
रुक्य्याrukyya0.07
रूक्कयाrukkaya0.07
रूकम्माrukam'ma0.07
रुकयाrukaya0.07
रूकइय्याruka'iyya0.07
रूकमाrukama0.07
रुकईयाruka'iya0.07
रुकैययाrukaiyaya0.07
रूककयाrukakaya0.07
रुकइयाruka'iya0.07
Rukayya in the Marathi language
रुकयाrukaya21.54
रुकैrukai16.92
रुकैयाrukaiya9.23
रुकययाrukayaya9.23
रूकयाrukaya4.62
रूकययाrukayaya3.08
कययाkayaya3.08
रुिकयाruikaya3.08
रुकैययाrukaiyaya3.08
रुायाruaya3.08
रुखयाrukhaya3.08
रुकरrukara1.54
रुकैरयाrukairaya1.54
रुकीयाrukiya1.54
रूकैयाrukaiya1.54
रुकायाrukaya1.54
रुकशाrukasa1.54
रुकरयाrukaraya1.54
रुकमतrukamata1.54
रुकेयाrukeya1.54

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Footnotes

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