Ruv Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Ruv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Ruv (105) may also be a first name.

Ruv Last Name Facts

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

Ruv (Hindi: रुव, Marathi: रुव, Russian: Рув) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruv? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Ruv are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 105 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rauv8645/
Ruiv8641/
Reuv863/
Rusv863/
Ruvt862/
Ruvw861/
Ruvh861/
Ruvf861/
Rutv861/
Ruvz861/
Rouv860/
Rousv7519/
Rahuv757/
Reutv752/
Rauvh751/
Rouvf751/
Rauvt751/
Rautv751/
Ruitv751/
Ruf6723,312/
Rup6710,267/
Rub672,789/
Rufova67651/
Rubova67124/
Rupova6778/
Rupová6740/
Ruw6721/
Ruhiev675/
Rauvff671/
Routhv671/

Ruv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruv in the Marathi language
रुवruva-
Ruv in the Hindi language
रुवruva55.56
रूवruva22.22
्रुवruva11.11
ध्रुवdhruva11.11
Ruv in the Russian language
Рувruv-

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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
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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 Ruv
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