Rupia Surname

86,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rupia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rupia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,3381:12,2041,588
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Kenya3071:150,42311,954
Indonesia1151:1,149,99382,063
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rupia (4,975) may also be a first name.

Rupia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rupia (Bengali: রুপিয়া, Georgian: რუფია, Oriya: ରୁପିଆ) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rupia.

How Common Is The Last Name Rupia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,434th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,307,887 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Rupia reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 96,508th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 4,975 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,338 people, or 1 in 12,204. In Tanzania Rupia is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 13 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 11 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.

Rupia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rupia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rupia last name expanded 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rupia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rupia last name is chiefly Christian (86%) in Kenya.

In The United States Rupia are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rupia earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.01% less than the national average, earning R 133,044 per year and in United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rupiah911,958/
Rupias9124/
Rupiat9118/
Rupija9115/
Ruspia9114/
Rupiad919/
Rupiha913/
Ruphia912/
Roupia911/
Ruppia911/
Rupihat834/
Ruppiah832/
Rupaiya832/
Rupi'ah831/
Roupiah831/
Ruspija831/
Rupio80382/
Ripia80158/
Rupea8073/
Rupya8021/
Rupaiyah778/
Rhuppiah771/
Ripiah73101/
Ruppio7326/
Roopia7320/
Rupyah734/
Rupiță731/
Ruspio731/
Roupioz67309/
Ripaiya677/
Rupayya672/
Rupeiyo671/
Ripphia670/
Ripayiah626/
Ripaiyah624/
Ruppayya621/
Ripio6087/
Rupeo609/
Ruppajjai571/
Rupjey551/

Rupia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rupia in the Oriya language
ରୁପିଆrupi'a90.91
ରୂପିଆrupi'a9.09
Rupia in the Bengali language
রুপিয়াrupiya81.82
রূপিয়াrupiya9.09
রুপিযাrupiya9.09
Rupia in the Georgian language
რუფიაrupia72.73
რუპიაrupia27.27

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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 Rupia
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