Family name Руков (Руков 
, Rukov 
) , throughout the world, is a rare surname. The cognomen Руков is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname, Belarus, where it is a rare surname, and Denmark. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, Russia, and Belarus.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Руков | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Ukraine |
| Rukov | Russia, Czechia, Bulgaria, United States, Denmark |
| христо руков bulgarian actor, BG (b. 1933) |
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