Ruques Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Ruques Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruques Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ruques Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruques is most common in Brazil. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruques? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Ruques is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ruques live; 71 percent live in South America and 71 percent live in Luso-South America.

Ruques is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil Ruques is most frequent in: Paraná, where 60 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 20 percent live and São Paulo, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil Ruques exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live.

Ruques Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruques has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruques surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rouques9215/
Runques924/
Ruque9178/
Rouqueys8612/
Rouquies861/
Rauque83921/
Reuque83821/
Ruquet83485/
Rusque83236/
Riques83113/
Rouque8323/
Rugues838/
Ruquer831/
Ruique831/
Rutque831/
Ruquea831/
Ruquez831/
Ruqe8015/
Rouquet773,153/
Rusquet7792/
Ruquois7765/
Ruquist7738/
Rouquès777/
Runquez774/
Ricques771/
Runquis771/
Roeques771/
Rooques771/
Reuquez771/
Rougues771/
Rouquer770/
Rukes73732/
Ruuke73192/
Rugue7382/
Rauqe735/
Ruqui734/
Ruqea733/
Rouqe733/
Ruces731/
Rudquist71242/
Rucquois71145/
Rutquist7130/
Ruizquez715/
Rouquett711/
Riquez67906/
Ruckes67573/
Rouqui67462/
Ruikes67214/
Roukes6794/
Raukes6771/
Rungue6762/
Rauces6735/
Rukesh6733/
Rouces6721/
Rukwes6721/
Ruquoy6718/
Riquis6715/
Rougue6712/
Reukes6712/
Ruches6711/
Ruquay679/
Rusqui679/
Rukkue678/
Ruskes677/
Ruceis674/
Rutkes674/
Ruquiz673/
Ruguis672/
Ruqeer671/
Rocues671/
Ruqeea671/
Rukees671/
Ruquoi671/
Ruquid671/
Ruqeet671/
Ruqeat671/
Ruthquist671/
Ruices671/
Rouqet671/
Ruguea671/
Rukuhe671/
Rouquy671/
Rokues671/
Raugue671/
Roeque670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ruques
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