Ruqaya Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Ruqaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 147 | 1:1,215,265 | 14,476 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ruqaya (9,148) may also be a first name.
Ruqaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruqaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruqaya (Hindi: रूकईया, Marathi: रुकया) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ruqaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruqaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,338,236th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ruqaya live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ruqaya is also the 64,969th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 9,148 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 1,215,265. In Pakistan it is most common in: Sindh, where 75 percent are found, Punjab, where 16 percent are found and Balochistan, where 5 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ruqaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruqaya in the Marathi language | ||
| रुकया | rukaya | 33.33 |
| रूखया | rukhaya | 33.33 |
| रुखयया | rukhayaya | 33.33 |
| Ruqaya in the Hindi language | ||
| रूकईया | ruka'iya | 20 |
| रुकय्या | rukayya | 20 |
| रूकाया | rukaya | 20 |
| रूकय्या | rukayya | 20 |
| रूकयया | rukayaya | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Ruqaya
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