Rúa Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Rúa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 56 | 1:834,858 | 33,799 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Bolivia | 8 | 1:1,327,054 | 6,143 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Rùa (11), Ruà (10) & Ruá (6) are calculated separately.
Rúa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rúa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rúa occurs most in Spain. It can appear in the variant forms: Rùa, Ruà or Ruá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rúa? popularity and diffusion
Rúa is the 1,666,404th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Rúa reside; 48 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 47 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 834,858. In Spain Rúa is primarily found in: Galicia, where 45 percent live, Madrid, where 30 percent live and Catalonia, where 9 percent live. Aside from Spain this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent live and Colombia, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rùa | 89 | 11 | / |
| Rúas | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ra | 80 | 412,855 | / |
| Rú | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ruà | 78 | 10 | / |
| Ruá | 78 | 6 | / |
| Ray | 67 | 5,025,343 | / |
| Rai | 67 | 1,571,046 | / |
| Raj | 67 | 1,141,746 | / |
| Roa | 67 | 189,861 | / |
| Rea | 67 | 85,766 | / |
| Rau | 67 | 45,700 | / |
| Rae | 67 | 40,877 | / |
| Raa | 67 | 5,742 | / |
| Rza | 67 | 971 | / |
| Hra | 67 | 817 | / |
| Rha | 67 | 441 | / |
| Rra | 67 | 251 | / |
| Réa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Øra | 67 | 45 | / |
| Rõa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Raí | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rôa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Raá | 67 | 5 | / |
| Røa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Róa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rúš | 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
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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 Rúa
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