Ruá Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Ruá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Ruà (10), Rúa (119) & Rùa (11) are calculated separately.

Ruá Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruá is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Ruà, Rúa or Rùa. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruá? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Ruá reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

Ruá is most frequently occurring in Argentina, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 21,371,707. Aside from Argentina this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruà8910/
Ru80139,980/
805/
Rúa78119/
Rùa7811/
Ruhás751/
Rui67188,628/
Rus6755,500/
Rau6745,700/
Ruz6727,547/
Rud6716,404/
Rup6710,267/
Rue679,828/
Ruj674,909/
Ruh674,630/
Rut673,780/
Rou673,348/
Reu672,603/
Ruß672,531/
Ruy672,326/
Rux671,740/
Ruu67108/
Rhu67107/
Rauová6766/
Ruç6760/
Hru6748/
Rru6741/
Ruš6726/
Ruø6713/
Ruňová6712/
Rgu679/
Raá675/
Ruë674/
Rzu673/
Ruí671/
Ruď671/
Ruś671/
Ruş671/
Roá671/
Ráy671/
Rái671/

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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 Ruá
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