Ruqayah Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Ruqayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 161 | 1:821,424 | 62,240 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ruqayah (636) may also be a first name.
Ruqayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruqayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruqayah is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruqayah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ruqayah is the 1,315,412th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Ruqayah live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ruqayah is also the 329,982nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 636 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 821,424. In Indonesia Ruqayah is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 32 percent live, West Java, where 29 percent live and Central Java, where 27 percent live. Outside of Indonesia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruqaya | 92 | 167 | / |
| Rukayah | 86 | 11,419 | / |
| Ruqoyah | 86 | 935 | / |
| Ruqiyah | 86 | 56 | / |
| Ruqaiah | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ruqayat | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ruqqaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ruqauya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rukhayah | 80 | 402 | / |
| Rhukayah | 80 | 31 | / |
| Ruqqiyah | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ruhkayah | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ruquayat | 80 | 5 | / |
| Rukkayah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rukaya | 77 | 5,887 | / |
| Ruqiya | 77 | 291 | / |
| Ruqaia | 77 | 40 | / |
| Ruqyya | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ruqeya | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ruquay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Rucaya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Riqaya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ruqoya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruqayy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruqayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rukoyah | 71 | 13,018 | / |
| Rukiyah | 71 | 5,236 | / |
| Rukkaya | 71 | 268 | / |
| Roukaya | 71 | 238 | / |
| Rukhaya | 71 | 117 | / |
| Rukajah | 71 | 91 | / |
| Rukuyah | 71 | 69 | / |
| Rukaiah | 71 | 39 | / |
| Rikayah | 71 | 37 | / |
| Ruscaya | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ruqaiat | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ruqiyat | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ruquiya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ruqeeya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rukahya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ruqqiya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ruquyya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Reuqiya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rukaaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ruqoyat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rukayaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rucaaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ruqhiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruqeyat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruqiyaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rukhoyah | 67 | 126 | / |
| Rukhiyah | 67 | 110 | / |
| Rukaa | 67 | 106 | / |
| Rukkaiah | 67 | 74 | / |
| Rhukoyah | 67 | 72 | / |
| Rucay | 67 | 68 | / |
| Rukay | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ruzskaya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruzkiyah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rukayaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rukhaiah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roeqoyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roukhaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruqea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruqai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruqquayy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukaiaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruqeeyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouqueya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ruqayah
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