Rurui Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Rurui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 77 | 1:105,892 | 14,318 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
Rurui (50) may also be a first name.
Rurui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rurui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rurui is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rurui? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,034,059th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Rurui reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 91 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 50 people.
The surname Rurui is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 105,892. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 88 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 12 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Rurui is found in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Rurui
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