Ruvai Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Ruvai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 76 | 1:203,135 | 23,436 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ruvai (59) may also be a first name.
Ruvai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruvai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruvai (Hindi: रूवि, Marathi: रुवई) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruvai? popularity and diffusion
Ruvai is the 2,121,169th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Ruvai occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ruvai are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ruvai is also the 1,282,666th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 59 people.
It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 203,135. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 46 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 24 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 13 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ruvai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruvai in the Marathi language | ||
| रुवई | ruva'i | - |
| Ruvai in the Hindi language | ||
| रूवि | ruvi | 20 |
| रूवाई | ruva'i | 20 |
| रूवई | ruva'i | 20 |
| रुवि | ruvi | 20 |
| रुवाई | ruva'i | 20 |
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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 Ruvai
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