Ruqayya Surname

132,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ruqayya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruqayya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3,2121:55,6182,191
Nigeria961:1,845,23766,383
India901:8,522,949175,347
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ruqayya (126,509) may also be a first name.

Ruqayya Last Name Facts

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

Ruqayya (Hindi: रूकय्या, Marathi: रूकया, Oriya: ରୁକାଇୟା) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ruqayya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruqayya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruqayya is the 132,490th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,138,992 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Ruqayya live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ruqayya is also the 8,210th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 126,509 people.

The surname is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 3,212 people, or 1 in 55,618. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 45 percent live, Sindh, where 23 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 21 percent live. Besides Pakistan this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruqayyah93142/
Ruqayyat932/
Ruqqayya931/
Ruquayya931/
Rukayya863,490/
Ruqaiya86169/
Ruqoyya8636/
Ruqayia864/
Ruqya8366/
Ruqoyyah80465/
Rukayyah80438/
Ruqaiyah8088/
Rukkayya8073/
Rukhayya8015/
Ruqaiyat809/
Rukayyaa803/
Ruquaiya802/
Rukaayya802/
Roukayya801/
Ruqqaiya801/
Ruqyah77201/
Ruqyat7710/
Ruqiaa776/
Ruquya776/
Ruqqya773/
Ruqqoyyah7521/
Roukayyah751/
Rukaiya713,198/
Ruqiaha71323/
Rokayya7183/
Rukayia718/
Rukeyya716/
Ruqiyaa715/
Rucaaya712/
Rukaaya712/
Rukayea711/
Ruqoiya711/
Rukuyya711/
Rukya673,664/
Rokayyah671,132/
Ruqia67774/
Rukaiyah67738/
Ruqoiyah67570/
Rukoyyah6770/
Rukkaiya6767/
Ruqja6758/
Roukaiya6733/
Rukhaiya6716/
Raukaiya678/
Ruqaiaha678/
Rookayya677/
Ruqaijah673/
Ruikaiya671/
Rokhayya671/
Rucaiyah671/
Rukhuyya671/
Rooqaiya671/

Ruqayya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruqayya in the Oriya language
ରୁକାଇୟାruka'iya-
Ruqayya in the Marathi language
रूकयाrukaya50
रुकायाrukaya25
रुकययाrukayaya25
Ruqayya in the Hindi language
रूकय्याrukayya36.17
रुकय्याrukayya13.83
रूकैय्याrukaiyya10.64
रूकैयाrukaiya7.45
रूकययाrukayaya6.38
रूक़य्याruqayya3.19
रूकईयाruka'iya3.19
रूकैययाrukaiyaya2.13
रुक़य्याruqayya2.13
रुकईयाruka'iya2.13
रुक़़य्याruqayya1.06
रुकइयाruka'iya1.06
रुक़य्याruqayya1.06
रूकर्इयाrukar'iya1.06
रूकइयाruka'iya1.06
रुक़ईय्याruqa'iyya1.06
रूक्य्याrukyya1.06
रूकेय्याrukeyya1.06
रूक्ययाrukyaya1.06
रुक्य्याrukyya1.06
रूकियाrukiya1.06

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Footnotes

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