Ruokangas Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Ruokangas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruokangas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1081:50,8956,123
United States201:18,122,947588,089

Ruokangas Last Name Facts

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

Ruokangas is found most in Finland. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruokangas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Ruokangas live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 50,895. In Finland it is most common in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 51 percent reside, Lapland, where 19 percent reside and Uusimaa, where 15 percent reside. Besides Finland this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Ruokangas Last Name Statistics demography

Ruokangas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.28% less than the national average, earning $36,988 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rokanas88174/
Roukanas8245/
Raskangas7812/
Rocanas757/
Rakanga751/
Rakanas751/
Rwakanga711/
Roucanas711/
Roukounas6728/
Rwakatenga633/
Rocañas633/
Rwakacinga631/
Rwakachinga601/
Rakanace59162/
Raqeanas5912/
Rakhaunas5616/
Rwakanengo532/
Rwakatemga531/
Racogos501/

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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 Ruokangas
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