Ruvu Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ruvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania771:687,55339,898
India121:63,922,115578,870
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ruvu (27) may also be a first name.

Ruvu Last Name Facts

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

Ruvu (Marathi: रुवु, Oriya: ରୁଭୁ) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruvu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruvu is the 1,871,545th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Ruvu is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Ruvu reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 27 people.

The surname Ruvu is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 687,553. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 71 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 12 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruvuz8942/
Ruvou8914/
Rauvu896/
Ruvuj891/
Ruvui891/
Rouvu891/
Rauvut801/
Rubu751,051/
Rivu75783/
Ruwu7529/
Rouvaux731/
Rubuz672,683/
Rubau67182/
Rubus67125/
Rubui67124/
Rumpu6777/
Rubut6724/
Rubuš6720/
Rauwu6713/
Ruwus675/
Ruwau675/
Ruwup674/
Rhubu672/
Rubou672/
Rubeu672/
Reubu671/
Rubuh671/
Rubhu671/
Runpu671/
Ruiwu671/
Ruibu671/
Rubuy671/
Rouvouss671/
Ruweu671/
Raubu671/

Ruvu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruvu in the Oriya language
ରୁଭୁrubhu-
Ruvu in the Marathi language
रुवुruvu-

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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 Ruvu
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