Ruá Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ruá Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
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
Ruá occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Ruà, Rúa or Rùa. Click here for other potential spellings of Ruá.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruá? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Ruá is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Ruá are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
It is most commonly held in Argentina, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 21,371,707. Outside of Argentina this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruà | 89 | 10 | / |
| Ru | 80 | 139,980 | / |
| Rá | 80 | 5 | / |
| Rúa | 78 | 119 | / |
| Rùa | 78 | 11 | / |
| Ruhás | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rui | 67 | 188,628 | / |
| Rus | 67 | 55,500 | / |
| Rau | 67 | 45,700 | / |
| Ruz | 67 | 27,547 | / |
| Rud | 67 | 16,404 | / |
| Rup | 67 | 10,267 | / |
| Rue | 67 | 9,828 | / |
| Ruj | 67 | 4,909 | / |
| Ruh | 67 | 4,630 | / |
| Rut | 67 | 3,780 | / |
| Rou | 67 | 3,348 | / |
| Reu | 67 | 2,603 | / |
| Ruß | 67 | 2,531 | / |
| Ruy | 67 | 2,326 | / |
| Rux | 67 | 1,740 | / |
| Ruu | 67 | 108 | / |
| Rhu | 67 | 107 | / |
| Rauová | 67 | 66 | / |
| Ruç | 67 | 60 | / |
| Hru | 67 | 48 | / |
| Rru | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ruš | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ruø | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ruňová | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rgu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Raá | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruë | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rzu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruď | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ráy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rái | 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 Ruá
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