Rukelj Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Rukelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3941:10,7321,981
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

Rukelj Last Name Facts

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

Rukelj is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rukelj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukelj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 704,927th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Rukelj are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 394 people, or 1 in 10,732. In Croatia Rukelj is primarily found in: Varaždin County, where 31 percent live, Zagreb County, where 26 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 18 percent live. Aside from Croatia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Slovenia, where 1 percent live.

Rukelj Last Name Statistics demography

Rukelj earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.68% more than the national average, earning $67,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruikelj921/
Rukela837/
Rukele832/
Rukeli831/
Raukele777/
Rutkele772/
Rukhela772/
Rukhele771/
Ruikela771/
Rukeela771/
Rutkelis713/
Roukeila711/
Rougkeli711/
Rukale67172/
Rukole67121/
Rukali6720/
Rokele6718/
Rukoli6716/
Rokely6715/
Rokela6715/
Rokeli679/
Rukila674/
Rukili673/
Rikeli672/
Ruqele672/
Rougkelis672/
Rucele671/

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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 Rukelj
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