Ruva Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ruva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4211:92,7309,538
India1111:6,910,499153,869
Romania571:352,24330,194
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Kosovo121:155,1566,641
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Albania31:971,35222,477
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ruva (1,158) may also be a first name.

Ruva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruva (Hindi: रूवा, Marathi: रुवा, Russian: Рува) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruva is the 430,675th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,109,432 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Ruva are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ruva is also the 233,570th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 1,158 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 421 people, or 1 in 92,730. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 66 percent live, Zombo District, where 18 percent live and Kampala District, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Ruva occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and Romania, where 7 percent live.

Ruva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Ruva earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.51% more than the national average, earning $52,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rueva89278/
Rauva89217/
Rouva89184/
Ruiva89102/
Ruvai8979/
Ruvas8919/
Rusva895/
Ruvea895/
Rutva893/
Ruvad892/
Ruvah892/
Ruvat892/
Ruvaj892/
Ruuva891/
Ruvay891/
Rouvas80465/
Rusvai80288/
Ruivah8096/
Hrueva8059/
Rusvay8052/
Ruvhai8027/
Ruvais8026/
Ruvaid8019/
Ruivad808/
Rauvat805/
Ruvaja803/
Rouvea803/
Ruivas802/
Ruvaiz801/
Ruvaya801/
Rushva801/
Ruvaha801/
Ruivoa801/
Riva7574,285/
Ruwa7514,253/
Ruba7511,319/
Ruvi75952/
Ruvo75516/
Ruve7522/
Ruvy754/
Rouveau73349/
Ruvaidh733/
Ruchvat732/
Ruvhaya731/
Rouvait731/
Rouvaux731/
Ruhieva731/
Rivai6710,409/
Rumpa679,669/
Ruivo678,518/
Rieva676,114/
Rouba675,834/
Rubai672,703/
Rubas672,487/
Rouwa672,020/
Rauwa671,996/
Hruba671,873/
Rivay671,578/
Roeva671,283/
Rubaj671,073/
Rubea67877/
Rauba67847/
Ruvio67808/
Rubat67746/
Rouve67616/
Rubay67350/
Ruway67295/
Ruver67271/
Ruwah67258/
Rusvi67203/
Rubau67182/
Ruiba67169/
Rubah67110/
Ruwai6762/
Rivea6761/
Rujua6757/
Rusba6754/
Rubha6752/
Rivau6750/
Ruhwa6742/
Ruyvo6731/
Hriva6730/
Rivah6729/
Rubaz6729/
Reuba6728/
Ruvej6728/
Rutba6721/
Rubad6720/
Rubač6719/
Rouvé6719/
Rouvi6717/
Rubaa6714/
Ruvou6714/
Ruwwa6713/
Rauvo6713/
Ruuwa6711/
Ruvie678/
Ruves678/
Rujvi677/
Rauve677/
Ruwaa677/
Rutvi676/
Ruved676/
Rihua676/
Ruwau675/
Ruive675/
Ruvis674/
Rihva674/
Hruvi674/
Hruvy673/
Rauvi673/
Ruvij673/
Reuve673/
Rooua672/
Rouvy672/
Rubaś672/
Rusua672/
Ruvet672/
Rhuba672/
Reuwa672/
Ruvee671/
Ruvhe671/
Ruvid671/
Ruvui671/
Ruboa671/
Reuvi671/
Roova671/
Rivaa671/
Rhiva671/
Rubaí671/
Ruwha671/
Rubga671/
Rouveaux671/
Ruevo671/
Ruhvi671/
Ruvey671/
Ruvez671/
Ruvit671/
Ruviz671/
Ruvuj671/
Rusve671/
Rhuwa671/
Ruiwa671/

Ruva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruva in the Marathi language
रुवाruva80
रूवाruva20
Ruva in the Hindi language
रूवाruva76.47
रुवाruva23.53
Ruva in the Russian language
Руваruva-

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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 Ruva
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