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 in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rural? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 111,591st most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,751,814 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Rural live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Rural is also the 179,326th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,813 people.
The last name is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Aside from Ethiopia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 31 percent reside and The Philippines, where 12 percent reside.
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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