Across the world, Rukija (Рукия 
, Rukija 
) is quite a rare feminine first name. The first name Rukija is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare female name, Kazakhstan, and Bulgaria, where it is a rare girly name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia. Much less frequently, Rukija is the last name as well as the forename.