Ruvu Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Ruvu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruvuz | 89 | 42 | / |
| Ruvou | 89 | 14 | / |
| Rauvu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ruvuj | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ruvui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rouvu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rauvut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rubu | 75 | 1,051 | / |
| Rivu | 75 | 783 | / |
| Ruwu | 75 | 29 | / |
| Rouvaux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rubuz | 67 | 2,683 | / |
| Rubau | 67 | 182 | / |
| Rubus | 67 | 125 | / |
| Rubui | 67 | 124 | / |
| Rumpu | 67 | 77 | / |
| Rubut | 67 | 24 | / |
| Rubuš | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rauwu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ruwus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruwau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruwup | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rhubu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rubou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rubeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rubuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rubhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Runpu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rubuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouvouss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raubu | 67 | 1 | / |
Ruvu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruvu in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁଭୁ | rubhu | - |
| Ruvu in the Marathi language | ||
| रुवु | ruvu | - |
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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 Ruvu
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