Ruku Surname

86,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ruku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh2,8841:55,2552,925
Indonesia1,4781:89,4789,372
Papua New Guinea3351:24,3392,678
Kenya2911:158,69412,495
India1831:4,191,614111,941
Uganda1591:245,53018,354
Albania661:44,1526,030
Solomon Islands521:11,1541,975
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ruku (6,572) may also be a first name.

Ruku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruku (Bengali: রুকু, Hindi: रूकु, Marathi: रुकू, Oriya: ରୁକୁ, Russian: Руку, Tibetan: རུ་སྐུ་) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 86,980th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,316,630 people. The last name Ruku occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Ruku live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ruku is also the 80,833rd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 6,572 people.

Ruku is most common in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 2,884 people, or 1 in 55,255. Beside Bangladesh this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Ruku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ruku surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukku89101/
Rukau8989/
Rruku8949/
Rukou896/
Rauku895/
Rukui893/
Rukhu893/
Rukuz892/
Ruzku892/
Ruuku892/
Rukuj891/
Rucku890/
Rousku80285/
Rutkus80175/
Roukou80108/
Rukahu8057/
Rausku8027/
Rushku8018/
Rukhui8016/
Raukut8011/
Roukus8011/
Ruckau809/
Raukud809/
Rukkau805/
Rudkui805/
Rukhut805/
Raukhu803/
Roukku803/
Ruškus802/
Rukuha802/
Ruikou801/
Rukuhe801/
Rukkus801/
Rukous801/
Rudkus801/
Raukus800/
Ruskup800/
Hrudku800/
Riku751,550/
Roku75429/
Rucu7514/
Roukhou73138/
Ruskaup7381/
Rushkut7315/
Rrushku7314/
Rouckus739/
Rutkaus737/
Rougkou736/
Rukcheu734/
Rukhauu734/
Roukout732/
Rutkutė731/
Roukgou731/
Reukeuz731/
Geeruku731/
Reukaus731/
Ruchkus731/
Rouckou731/
Rroku67356/
Rikui67245/
Rukoo67206/
Rokui67201/
Ruicu67132/
Ruscu6773/
Ruckhaus6746/
Rikku6732/
Rouckout679/
Rieku675/
Rukoe674/
Rokku673/
Rocku672/
Rucup672/
Ruccu671/
Rokuu671/
Ricuu671/
Roeku671/
Rucuj671/
Rouskouh671/
Rokuh671/
Ruyhjkuy671/
Rokuy671/
Raukó671/
Rooku670/

Ruku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruku in the Bengali language
রুকুruku-
Ruku in the Oriya language
ରୁକୁruku92.86
ରୂକୁruku1.19
ରୁକruka1.19
Ruku in the Tibetan language
རུ་སྐུ་ruku50
རུ་ཀུ་ruku50
Ruku in the Marathi language
रुकूruku45.45
रुकुruku36.36
रूकूruku9.09
रूकुruku9.09
Ruku in the Hindi language
रूकुruku33.33
रूकूruku22.22
रुकूruku22.22
रुकुruku22.22
Ruku in the Russian language
Рукуruku-

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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 Ruku
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