Rukow Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Rukow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 196 | 1:235,612 | 16,480 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Rukow Demographics
Rukow Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Rukow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rukow is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Rukow click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukow? popularity and diffusion
Rukow is the 1,194,481st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname Rukow is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rukow live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Cushitic Africa.
Rukow is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 235,612. In Kenya Rukow is primarily found in: Wajir County, where 99 percent reside and Mandera County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Djibouti, where 1 percent reside and Somalia, where 1 percent reside.
Rukow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutkow | 91 | 25 | / |
| Rukowe | 91 | 14 | / |
| Ruskow | 91 | 12 | / |
| Rudkow | 91 | 3 | / |
| Rukowa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rukkow | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rusckow | 83 | 5 | / |
| Russkow | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rushkow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rukaw | 80 | 301 | / |
| Rukov | 80 | 294 | / |
| Rokow | 80 | 11 | / |
| Rukof | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rikow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rudkov | 73 | 727 | / |
| Rockow | 73 | 524 | / |
| Rukova | 73 | 206 | / |
| Reukov | 73 | 136 | / |
| Ruykov | 73 | 91 | / |
| Rukhov | 73 | 87 | / |
| Rokowa | 73 | 85 | / |
| Rutkov | 73 | 70 | / |
| Rukopf | 73 | 61 | / |
| Hrukov | 73 | 37 | / |
| Rujkov | 73 | 33 | / |
| Ruškov | 73 | 7 | / |
| Rickow | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ruikov | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rukkob | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rukkaw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ruckov | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ruzkov | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ruskof | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ruscow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rukoev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rukoob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rudkof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rudków | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rukhaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Russkov | 67 | 1,027 | / |
| Reukova | 67 | 247 | / |
| Ruhkopf | 67 | 221 | / |
| Rushkov | 67 | 188 | / |
| Ruchkov | 67 | 163 | / |
| Ruykova | 67 | 77 | / |
| Rutkoff | 67 | 70 | / |
| Rujkova | 67 | 54 | / |
| Rukhova | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ruskoff | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ruckova | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hruzkov | 67 | 15 | / |
| Raukopf | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ruckoff | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rudkoff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raukova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rukhoff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reukhov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Russkof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrukova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hruskov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruskovs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rugkova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rukkhaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reuckov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raukhov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rugkhaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruhkofh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrudkov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roukoff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rickcow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rookowe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rickhow | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Rukow
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