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Most common surname in India
People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database
Ruia: This surnames spread was likely a mix of people choosing to move and perhaps some forced movements. We can guess that better economic chances or social reasons might have led families with this surname to move to new places, starting new communities and spreading the name. While less likely, events like wars, famines, or political problems could have also forced people to move, leading to this surname appearing in new areas.
from iMeUsWe Database
West Bengal
131
Uttar Pradesh
44
Maharashtra
5
Delhi
3
Gujarat
3
from iMeUsWe Database
People with the surname RUIA appear across 2 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.
141 (76%)
Voters List
45 (24%)
Food Distribution Records
The RUIA surname is found across multiple communities including Marwari communities.
West Bengal has the highest concentration of the RUIA surname with 131 records (70.4%).
The RUIA surname is written in MARWARI script.
RUIA is ranked #12979 in India with approximately 425 people bearing this surname.
The RUIA surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being West Bengal (70.4%), Uttar Pradesh (23.7%), Maharashtra (2.7%).