Rukeya Surname
Approximately 4,264 people bear this surname
Rukeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,185 | 1:23,309 | 2,960 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Rukeya (5,611) may also be a first name.
Rukeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rukeya (Bengali: রুকেয়া, Hindi: रूकेया, Marathi: रुकेया, Oriya: ରୁେକୟା) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukeya? popularity and diffusion
Rukeya is the 109,165th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,709,087 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rukeya live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 89,413th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,611 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,185 people, or 1 in 23,309. Aside from Ethiopia it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rukeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rukeya in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁେକୟା | ruekaya | 87.5 |
| ରୂେକୟା | ruekaya | 4.69 |
| ଋେକୟା | rekaya | 3.13 |
| ରୁକିୟା | rukiya | 1.56 |
| ରୁକଇଆ | ruka'i'a | 1.56 |
| େରାକିୟା | erakiya | 1.56 |
| Rukeya in the Bengali language | ||
| রুকেয়া | rukeya | 81.4 |
| রুকিয়া | rukiya | 9.3 |
| রূকেয়া | rukeya | 6.98 |
| রোকেয়া | rokeya | 2.33 |
| Rukeya in the Marathi language | ||
| रुकेया | rukeya | 81.25 |
| रुकैया | rukaiya | 6.25 |
| रूकैया | rukaiya | 6.25 |
| रूकया | rukaya | 6.25 |
| Rukeya in the Hindi language | ||
| रूकेया | rukeya | 73.75 |
| रुकेया | rukeya | 13.13 |
| रूकैया | rukaiya | 3.75 |
| रूकईया | ruka'iya | 3.75 |
| रूकय्या | rukayya | 1.88 |
| रूकइया | ruka'iya | 0.63 |
| रुक्एया | rukeya | 0.63 |
| रूकिया | rukiya | 0.63 |
| रूक्ेया | rukeya | 0.63 |
| रुकिया | rukiya | 0.63 |
| रूक्यया | rukyaya | 0.63 |
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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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- 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 Rukeya
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