Rural Surname
Approximately 4,160 people bear this surname
Rural Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Egypt | 1,281 | 1:71,769 | 6,590 |
| Philippines | 512 | 1:197,731 | 31,271 |
| Mexico | 245 | 1:506,638 | 9,036 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Rural (1,813) may also be a first name.
Rural Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rural Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rural (Arabic: ريفيه, Hindi: रुरला) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rural? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 111,591st most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,751,814 people. The last name Rural is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Rural are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 179,326th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 1,813 people.
It is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Besides Ethiopia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 31 percent are found and The Philippines, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rural Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rural in the Hindi language | ||
| रुरला | rurala | - |
| Rural in the Arabic language | ||
| ريفيه | ryfyh | - |
| ريفية | ryfyt | - |
| الريفى | alryfy | - |
| ريفى | ryfy | - |
| الريفي | alryfy | - |
| ريفيا | ryfya | - |
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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 Rural
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