Rüdiger Forename

9,948th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 102,566 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rüdiger Forename User-submission:

Rüdiger is a Germanic name, which means 'violent army leader'. It comes from the words rüde, meaning 'rude', and ger, meaning 'spear'.

Rüdiger Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany
100%
101,2201:955221
Austria
100%
8351:10,197636
Switzerland
100%
2171:37,8501,910
South Africa
100%
531:1,028,91838,866
Sweden
100%
511:193,2926,792
Denmark-331:171,1974,043
Norway
100%
201:256,6165,928
Belgium
100%
141:820,71710,753
Estonia
100%
141:93,9564,008
Spain-121:3,877,49714,638
England
100%
101:5,560,29248,776
United States-91:40,281,886265,873
Czechia
100%
71:1,522,3094,223
Hungary-61:1,631,9624,089
China-41:341,513,94678,144
Finland
100%
41:1,370,79611,464
France-41:16,617,58541,065
Italy
100%
41:15,265,52238,916
Netherlands
100%
41:4,225,52128,563
Namibia-31:801,39311,859
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Uruguay-21:1,713,81810,870
Luxembourg-21:282,0243,520
Liechtenstein-21:18,928806
Chile-21:8,803,60433,591
India-21:607,438,9864,324,298
Greece-21:5,467,27417,678
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Slovakia
100%
11:5,310,0639,949
São Tomé and Príncipe-11:191,9975,295
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
Philippines-11:106,009,477690,015
Paraguay-11:7,236,80516,549
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512

The alternate forms: Rudiger (1,777) are calculated separately.

Rüdiger (9,057) may also be a surname.

Rüdiger Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rüdiger is a Germanic name, which means 'violent army leader'. It comes from the words rüde, meaning 'rude', and ger, meaning 'spear'.

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