Ruqaiyah Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Ruqaiyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruqaiyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia831:1,593,364105,506
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ruqaiyah (548) may also be a first name.

Ruqaiyah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruqaiyah (Hindi: रूकैया, Marathi: रुकायाक) is most common in Indonesia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ruqaiyah.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruqaiyah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruqaiyah is the 1,994,173rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Ruqaiyah occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ruqaiyah reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 359,856th most numerous first name internationally, held by 548 people.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 1,593,364. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 82 percent live and Aceh, where 18 percent live. Beside Indonesia Ruqaiyah occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruqaiya93169/
Rukaiyah88738/
Ruqoiyah88570/
Ruqayyah88142/
Ruqaiyat889/
Ruqaiaha888/
Ruqaijah883/
Ruquaiya882/
Rucaiyah881/
Ruqqaiya881/
Ruqyah86201/
Ruqiah869/
Rukhaiyah8210/
Ruqayya803,407/
Rukaiya803,198/
Ruqiaha80323/
Ruqiyaa805/
Ruqayia804/
Ruqoiya801/
Ruqya7766/
Ruqoyyah75465/
Rukayyah75438/
Rukoiyah75344/
Rukkaiya7567/
Roukaiya7533/
Rukhaiya7516/
Ruqoijah7511/
Rikaiyah758/
Raukaiya758/
Ruqayyat752/
Ruqqayya751/
Rooqaiya751/
Ruikaiya751/
Ruquayya751/
Rukajiah751/
Rukiah716,917/
Rukyah71240/
Rukhoiyah71145/
Ruqqoyyah7121/
Ruqyat7110/
Ruqiaa716/
Ruquya716/
Rokkaiyah714/
Ruqqya713/
Roukhaiya711/
Roukayyah711/
Rikyah711/
Ruquhiyaa711/
Rukayya673,490/
Rokaiya671,470/
Ruchiah6739/
Ruqoyya6736/
Rujkiah6721/
Rukeiya6714/
Rukaija6712/
Rukhiah6711/
Rukayia678/
Rikaiya677/
Rukkiah675/
Rukoiya674/
Rucaaya672/
Rukuiya672/
Rukaaya672/
Rukiyaa671/
Rucuiya671/
Rucaiyo671/
Rokuiya671/
Rukaiea671/
Rukayea671/

Ruqaiyah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruqaiyah in the Hindi language
रूकैयाrukaiya-
Ruqaiyah in the Marathi language
रुकायाकrukayaka-

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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 Ruqaiyah
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