Rurai Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Rurai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 61 | 1:9,509 | 1,630 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Rurai (128) may also be a first name.
Rurai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rurai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rurai (Hindi: रूरई) is held by more people in The Solomon Islands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rurai.
How Common Is The Last Name Rurai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,994,173rd most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname Rurai occurs mostly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Rurai are found; 69 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 69 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania. Rurai is also the 821,896th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 128 people.
It is most widely held in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 9,509. In The Solomon Islands it is mostly found in: Malaita Province, where 41 percent are found, Capital Territory, where 34 percent are found and Western Province, where 25 percent are found. Excluding The Solomon Islands this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rurai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rurai in the Hindi language | ||
| रूरई | rura'i | 66.67 |
| रुरई | rura'i | 33.33 |
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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 Rurai
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