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Throughout the world, Ruiz (Ruiz , ルイス , Руис , and others...) is quite a rare unisex first name. The first name Ruiz is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Guadeloupe, where it is quite a common female name, Guatemala, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Panama. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Philippines, and Guatemala. More prevalently, Ruiz is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Ruiz | Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Colombia |
ルイス | Japan |
Руис | Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
Руиз | Ukraine, Russia |
رويز | Iraq, Morocco |
רואיס | Israel |
Ruiz is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ruiz , the operatic character in the opera Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi; Manrico's henchman; Colonel Luis Tamayo , the character in « Money Heist », a member of the Spanish Intelligence that oversees Alicia's work in the case; Louie , the The Simpsons character; Louis Tully , the fictional character from the Ghostbusters franchise and Luis Fernando Lopez , the protagonist of the 2009 expansion pack Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, and in many other works.