Ruà Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Ruà Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Rua (48,357), Ruá (6), Rúa (119) & Rùa (11) are calculated separately.
Ruà Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruà Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruà is found most in Italy. It can also appear as: Rua, Ruá, Rúa or Rùa. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruà? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ruà is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ruà are found; 100 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent are found in Italic Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,795,188. In Italy Ruà is most frequent in: Piedmont, where 56 percent live, Calabria, where 22 percent live and Lazio, where 11 percent live. Beside Italy this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rua | 89 | 48,357 | / |
| Ruá | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ru | 80 | 139,980 | / |
| Rà | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rúa | 78 | 119 | / |
| Rùa | 78 | 11 | / |
| Rui | 67 | 188,628 | / |
| Ryu | 67 | 173,754 | / |
| Rau | 67 | 45,700 | / |
| Rue | 67 | 9,828 | / |
| Ruh | 67 | 4,630 | / |
| Riu | 67 | 4,496 | / |
| Rou | 67 | 3,348 | / |
| Ruo | 67 | 2,652 | / |
| Reu | 67 | 2,603 | / |
| Ruy | 67 | 2,326 | / |
| Rău | 67 | 464 | / |
| Ruu | 67 | 108 | / |
| Rhu | 67 | 107 | / |
| Rué | 67 | 66 | / |
| Hru | 67 | 48 | / |
| Rru | 67 | 41 | / |
| Réu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Roà | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ruø | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wru | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruë | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ríu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rãu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ráu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ruà
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