Ruru Surname

127,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Ruru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,4871:53,1765,908
New Zealand2301:19,6883,459
Papua New Guinea2071:39,3904,770
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Kenya1101:419,81722,966
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Solomon Islands491:11,8372,134
Australia421:642,75544,739
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
India231:33,350,669396,143
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
United States91:40,273,215872,126
China91:151,924,6187,954
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England51:11,143,612252,590
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ruru (2,436) may also be a first name.

Ruru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ruru Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ruru (Hindi: रूरू, Marathi: रुरु, Oriya: ରୁରୁ, Russian: Руру) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 127,306th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,044,766 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Ruru reside; 68 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 68 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ruru is also the 150,006th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 2,436 people.

This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,487 people, or 1 in 53,176. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 51 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 26 percent reside and East Kalimantan, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this last name is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Ruru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruru has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruru surname grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ruru surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruiru89772/
Rurup89289/
Rurut89174/
Ruruh89103/
Rouru8997/
Rurus8987/
Rurui8985/
Ruuru8946/
Rauru8944/
Rurau8913/
Rureu896/
Reuru893/
Ruruu891/
Rurou891/
Ruhru891/
Rurru891/
Rurush80611/
Raurau80352/
Rourou80288/
Ruhrup8093/
Ruhrus8054/
Ruraut8035/
Ruirui8014/
Rhurhu808/
Rourhu804/
Reurup801/
Roureu801/
Rusrus801/
Rurhuz801/
Ruroud801/
Ruruis801/
Raurus800/
Routrou732/
Rauraut732/
Rurrush731/
Routrau731/
Raurrau731/
Reutreu731/
Rourgou731/
Ruthrup730/
Rurusst730/
Ruhrrup730/
Rautraut67560/
Ruthruss672/
Rouyroux671/

Ruru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruru in the Oriya language
ରୁରୁruru-
Ruru in the Marathi language
रुरुruru-
Ruru in the Hindi language
रूरूruru72.73
रुरुruru18.18
रूरुruru9.09
Ruru in the Russian language
Руруruru-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruru
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