Ruu Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ruu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ruu (127) may also be a first name.

Ruu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruu (Hindi: र्उु, Marathi: रुउ, Russian: Руу) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruu is the 1,765,740th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Ruu reside; 72 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 62 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ruu is also the 825,494th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 127 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 2,280,159. In Indonesia Ruu is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 64 percent are found, Southeast Sulawesi, where 21 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 16 percent are found. Other than Indonesia Ruu exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Thailand, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rauu869/
Rhuu862/
Hruu861/
Rruu861/
Ruuj861/
Ruuh861/
Ru80139,980/
Ruuth75639/
Ruutz7519/
Ruudh7510/
Ruuha752/
Ruupf752/
Hruut751/
Rhuup751/
Rhuud751/
Rruuh751/
Ruoou751/
Rui67188,628/
Rus6755,500/
Rau6745,700/
Ruz6727,547/
Rud6716,404/
Rup6710,267/
Rue679,828/
Ruj674,909/
Ruh674,630/
Rut673,780/
Rou673,348/
Reu672,603/
Ruß672,531/
Ruy672,326/
Rux671,740/
Rhu67107/
Ruç6760/
Hru6748/
Rru6741/
Ruš6726/
Ruø6713/
Rgu679/
Ruuhiy677/
Ruá676/
Ruë674/
Rzu673/
Ruş671/
Ruś671/
Ruď671/
Ruí671/

Ruu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruu in the Marathi language
रुउru'u-
Ruu in the Hindi language
र्उुruu80
रूउru'u20
Ruu in the Russian language
Рууruu-

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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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  • 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 Ruu
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