Rukes Surname

461,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rukes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4181:183,69015,201
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Rukes (729) may also be a first name.

Rukes Last Name Facts

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

Rukes (Hindi: रूकेश, Marathi: रुकेस, Oriya: ରୁେକସ) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 461,133rd most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 9,955,664 people. Rukes is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Rukes live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 305,398th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 729 people.

It is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 183,690. In Iran it is mostly found in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 23 percent reside, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 21 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Rukes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rukes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rukes last name grew 537 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rukes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rukes surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

Rukes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.8% less than the national average, earning $39,782 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruckes91573/
Ruikes91214/
Roukes9194/
Raukes9171/
Rukesh9133/
Reukes9112/
Ruskes917/
Rutkes914/
Rukees911/
Raukesh832/
Ruckeis831/
Rauckes831/
Rukhesh831/
Rokes80567/
Rikes80175/
Rukis8068/
Rukys805/
Ruces801/
Rukketts770/
Reuskees770/
Rucketts770/
Rookes73981/
Rickes73846/
Ruškys73474/
Rutkis73274/
Ruikis73142/
Riekes73140/
Roukis73130/
Riques73113/
Rückes7355/
Rikesh7347/
Rauces7335/
Rikess7330/
Ruckis7323/
Ruskys7322/
Rouces7321/
Rockes7319/
Rokesh7317/
Ruykis7312/
Ruches7311/
Ruques737/
Rukais737/
Rokies735/
Rudkis735/
Ruikys735/
Ruceis734/
Rukyos733/
Reukis733/
Rukios731/
Ruškis731/
Ruices731/
Rokhes731/
Rukiss731/
Rukhis731/
Rouches67318/
Rushkis6788/
Rauckis6781/
Rusques6738/
Rückeis6730/
Rouques6715/
Ruchkys678/
Russkis677/
Rukaish673/
Rushkys673/
Reuckis673/
Rauches672/
Rikkesh672/
Rockies672/
Rauskis672/
Rouskis672/
Ruskihs672/
Rickeis671/
Reukeuz671/
Roockes671/
Rickess671/
Ricques671/
Rickeas671/
Rooques671/
Roohkes671/
Rokeish671/
Roeques671/
Ruckijs671/
Rieckes671/
Hriekes671/
Raukiss670/
Raukice670/

Rukes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rukes in the Marathi language
रुकेसrukesa-
Rukes in the Hindi language
रूकेशrukesa50
रुकेसrukesa50
Rukes in the Oriya language
ରୁେକସruekasa50
ରୂେକସruekasa50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rukes
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