Ručka Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Ručka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ručka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2991:35,5635,833
Slovakia491:108,90720,583
Serbia141:510,35319,964

The alternate forms: Rucka (252), Rúčka (143), Růčka (27), Rucká (645) & Ruckâ (1) are calculated separately.

Ručka Last Name Facts

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

Ručka is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Rucka, Rúčka, Růčka, Rucká or Ruckâ. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ručka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ručka is the 781,947th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ručka live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 35,563. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Zlín Region, where 47 percent live, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 16 percent live and South Moravian Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Czechia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 14 percent live and Serbia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rucka93252/
Rúčka93143/
Růčka9327/
Roučka91412/
Ručkay9162/
Rucká87645/
Ruckâ871/
Rička8044/
Ročka8030/
Ruška8026/
Ruzka801/
Ruxka801/
Hruška737,148/
Ruchka732,608/
Ruuska732,276/
Rudzka73162/
Ruszka73161/
Roucka73127/
Rucska73106/
Ruskay73101/
Ruskai7391/
Ruczka7379/
Ruskaj7370/
Ruškač7354/
Rauska7354/
Rushka7350/
Rutska7322/
Rutzka7311/
Raucka7311/
Ruckau739/
Ruckay737/
Ročkai737/
Ruskha737/
Rudska734/
Ruzcka733/
Reucka733/
Hruśka732/
Hrucka732/
Hruzka732/
Ruzkka732/
Ruicka731/
Rúčkay731/
Riečka731/
Hrička731/
Hruçka731/
Ruskas731/
Ruskea730/
Ručkayová7146/
Hrushka671,544/
Ruszkai67541/
Ruschka67218/
Hruszka67187/
Rouchka67119/
Ruszkay6799/
Ruskaup6781/
Hruškač6737/
Rutchka6714/
Rrushka6713/
Reutska674/
Roushka671/
Russkoa671/
Hrudska671/
Rucskay671/
Rusccka671/
Rouczka671/
Hruscka671/
Hruskaa671/

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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 Ručka
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