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 surname Ruva (Hindi: रूवा, Marathi: रुवा, Russian: Рува) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ruva.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruva is the 430,675th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,109,432 people. The surname Ruva occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name on earth It is held by 1,158 people.

The last name Ruva is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 421 people, or 1 in 92,730. In Uganda Ruva is primarily found in: Nebbi District, where 66 percent reside, Zombo District, where 18 percent reside and Kampala District, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Ruva exists in 29 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent reside and Romania, where 7 percent reside.

Ruva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruva
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