Around the globe, Rugiya (Rugiya 
, Ругия 
) is a rare primarily girly, but very infrequently masculine forename. The first name Rugiya is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare female name, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare female name, and Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare girly name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan. Much less frequently, Rugiya is the last name as well as the forename.