Throughout the world, Руя (Ruja 
, Ruya 
, Ruia 
) is quite a rare unisex first name. The forename Руя is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a rare girly name, Iraq, where it is quite a rare largely feminine, but uncommonly boy's name, and Romania, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Iraq, and Turkey. Likewise, Руя is the last name as well as the forename.