Ruga is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ruga
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ruga

How popular is Ruga?

Ruga is common in Kenya.

Ruga is ranked 70436 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Rugas grew by 8.379889 per cent to 194 since 2000 and ranked 94311 after elevating 365 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 70.1 80.45
Hispanic or Latino 15.98 10.61
Black 6.7 2.79
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 5.67 4.47
Ruga is quite popular family name mostly used in Philippines while Kenya is ahead in terms of density. Around 6382 people have been found who wears Ruga as their family name. Ruga is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
280,667 Canada5
1,850 Papua New Guinea3
6,989 Uganda3
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
18,718 Thailand2
7,299 Estonia2
3,940 Ethiopia2
16,640 Hong Kong1
172,258 Germany1
24,771 Colombia1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
37,493 Austria1
6,688 Malawi1
56,169 Mexico1
7,895 South Korea1
53,505 Turkey1
118,015 Netherlands1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
19,533 Uruguay1
279,271 Australia1
58,885 Poland1
7,847 Albania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,745 Moldova43
12,575 Serbia38
37,591 Belgium37
94,027 England32
36,547 Switzerland27
144,672 Ukraine24
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,973 South Africa73
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Ruga:
12,159 Italy885
22,330 Indonesia501
15,874 Tanzania280
89,481 United States259
49,962 Brazil207
57,437 France171
118,196 India166
7,168 Hungary164
83,086 Russia149
15,064 Romania125
Countries with thousands of Ruga:
7,187 Philippines1,998
5,070 Kenya1,099
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Laborer Anna Ruga from Italy aboard the Italia from Naples. She is registered to be 24 years old when she arrived in New York on June 5, 1895. Antonio Ruga, aged 25, Ernesto Ruga (46) Stone cutter, G.Mr. Ruga, aged 37, 25 years old Gennaro Ruga, 36 years old Giacento Ruga, Giacomo Ruga, aged 43, 21 years old Giovanni Ruga, 61 years old Giuseppe Ruga, Marco Ruga (40) Stone cutter, 46 years old Marco Ruga, are other Ruga that migrated to US from Havre, Savanilla, Naples and Genoa.

Ruga Namesakes

  • Arlene Ruga, TV Show Host
  • Daniele Rugani, Soccer player
  • Daniele Rugani, Soccer player
  • Giampaolo Rugarli, Novelist
  • Leonel Rugama, Author
  • Ubaldo Rugani, Daniele Rugani's father
  • River Dan Rugaju, Actor

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