Ruqya Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Ruqya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 48 | 1:3,721,748 | 27,543 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
Ruqya (693) may also be a first name.
Ruqya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruqya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruqya (Hindi: रूकया) occurs most in Pakistan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruqya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,352,516th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Ruqya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ruqya live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 314,062nd most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 693 people.
This last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 3,721,748. In Pakistan Ruqya is most numerous in: Sindh, where 81 percent are found, Punjab, where 13 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent are found. Barring Pakistan this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruqyah | 91 | 201 | / |
| Ruqyat | 91 | 10 | / |
| Ruquya | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ruqqya | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ruqayya | 83 | 3,407 | / |
| Ruqaiya | 83 | 169 | / |
| Ruqoyya | 83 | 36 | / |
| Ruqayia | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ruqoiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rukya | 80 | 3,664 | / |
| Ruqia | 80 | 774 | / |
| Ruqja | 80 | 58 | / |
| Ruqoiyah | 77 | 570 | / |
| Ruqoyyah | 77 | 465 | / |
| Ruqayyah | 77 | 142 | / |
| Ruqaiyah | 77 | 88 | / |
| Ruqaiyat | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ruqayyat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ruquaiya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ruquayya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruqqaiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruqqayya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rukyah | 73 | 240 | / |
| Ruquia | 73 | 67 | / |
| Ruqiat | 73 | 64 | / |
| Rukhya | 73 | 20 | / |
| Rukyaa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ruqqia | 73 | 15 | / |
| Rukyad | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ruqiah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ruqiea | 73 | 9 | / |
| Rruqia | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ruqiaa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Roukya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rruqja | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rouqia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rukkya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ruqeea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruqhia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruqiaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rauqia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rooqya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruqqoyyah | 71 | 21 | / |
| Rukayya | 67 | 3,490 | / |
| Rukaiya | 67 | 3,198 | / |
| Ruqiaha | 67 | 323 | / |
| Rukeiya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rukayia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rukeyya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rukoiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rucaaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rukuiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rukaaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rucuiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruqeeat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukyayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukhyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokuiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raukhya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukuyya | 67 | 1 | / |
Ruqya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruqya in the Hindi language | ||
| रूकया | rukaya | 50 |
| रुकैया | rukaiya | 50 |
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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 Ruqya
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