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/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rurui click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rurui? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rurui is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Rurui occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Rurui reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 91 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Rurui is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 50 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 105,892. In Papua New Guinea Rurui is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 88 percent live and Jiwaka, where 12 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent live.
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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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