Rukou Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Rukou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Rukou (395) may also be a first name.
Rukou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rukou is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Rukou is predominantly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Rukou live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 434,832nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 395 people.
The surname Rukou is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Bougainville, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
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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 Rukou
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