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 surname Rurai (Hindi: रूरई) is held by more people in The Solomon Islands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rurai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rurai is the 1,994,173rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 128 people.
The last name Rurai is most widely held in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 9,509. In The Solomon Islands it is most prevalent in: Malaita Province, where 41 percent are found, Capital Territory, where 34 percent are found and Western Province, where 25 percent are found. Beside The Solomon Islands it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found 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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Rurai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis