Ruruka Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Ruruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Ruruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruruka is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruruka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ruruka is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Ruruka live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Ruruka is mostly found in: Northern, where 69 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 31 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Ruruka occurs in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 6 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
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- 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 Ruruka
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