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Where Does The Last Name Ruth Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ruth (Hindi: रूथ, Marathi: रुथ, Oriya: ରୁଥ, Tibetan: རུད་) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as: Růth or Rúth. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ruth.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruth? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Ruth is the 9,548^th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 122,934 people. Ruth is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Ruth reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 133^rd most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 3,343,758 people.

The surname Ruth is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 20,910 people, or 1 in 17,334. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 130 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 12 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Ruth Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ruth has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 106 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruth Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ruth last name is predominantly Catholic (84%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Ruth are 17.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ruth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 205.68% more than the national average, earning 1,057,900 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.23% more than the national average, earning R 428,292 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.52% less than the national average, earning $18,043,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $42,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% less than the national average, earning $48,878 CAD per year.