Ruqia Surname

441,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ruqia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruqia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5891:303,3006,341
India1651:4,648,881119,525
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ruqia (18,144) may also be a first name.

Ruqia Last Name Facts

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

Ruqia (Georgian: რუქია, Marathi: रूिकया) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruqia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruqia is the 441,818th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 9,415,434 people. Ruqia occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ruqia reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 40,589th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 18,144 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 589 people, or 1 in 303,300. In Pakistan Ruqia is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 52 percent are found, Punjab, where 21 percent are found and Balochistan, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan Ruqia exists in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruquia9167/
Ruqiat9164/
Ruqqia9115/
Ruqiah919/
Ruqiea919/
Rruqia918/
Ruqiaa916/
Rouqia913/
Ruqiaz911/
Rauqia911/
Ruqhia911/
Ruqiaha83323/
Ruqaiya83169/
Ruqayia834/
Ruqoiya831/
Rukia8018,177/
Ruqya8066/
Ruqja8058/
Riqia804/
Ruqio801/
Ruqoiyah77570/
Ruqaiyah7788/
Ruqoijah7711/
Ruqaiyat779/
Ruqaijah773/
Ruquaiya772/
Ruqqaiya771/
Rukiah736,917/
Roukia731,584/
Ruqyah73201/
Rukhia7369/
Rukija7322/
Ruqyat7310/
Ruquya736/
Rruqja735/
Ruqqya733/
Riquia732/
Ruchia732/
Rukiay731/
Rukiad731/
Rooqia731/
Ruckia731/
Ruqeea731/
Ruekia731/
Ruqayya673,407/
Rukaiya673,198/
Ruchiah6739/
Ruqoyya6736/
Rujkiah6721/
Rukeija6716/
Rukeiya6714/
Ruckiat6713/
Rukaija6712/
Rukhiah6711/
Rukayia678/
Rukkiah675/
Rukoiya674/
Rukkiat673/
Rukuiya672/
Ruskiha672/
Rokuiya671/
Rzoukia671/
Ruqeeat671/
Rucuiya671/
Ruichia671/
Roukhia671/
Rouchia671/

Ruqia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruqia in the Georgian language
რუქიაrukia-
Ruqia in the Marathi language
रूिकयाruikaya-

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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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  • 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 Ruqia
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