de Ruig Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Ruig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Ruig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4571:36,9526,226
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

de Ruig Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Ruig Come From? nationality or country of origin

de Ruig has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of de Ruig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Ruig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 617,991st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 14,633,626 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of de Ruig are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 457 people, or 1 in 36,952. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 34 percent are found, Utrecht, where 25 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

de Ruig Last Name Statistics demography

de Ruig earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.16% less than the national average, earning R 213,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Ruijg9358/
de Ruigh9338/
de Ruijgt8834/
de Roug8663/
de Roig8610/
de Ruyg866/
de Riggs8073/
de Ruygt8045/
de Ruegg801/
de Ric771/
de Reiggs751/
de Rijk713,098/
de Regt712,362/
de Roux71485/
de Rick71223/
de Riek7128/
de Ruck717/
de Ruuk716/
de Riggová713/
de Reuk712/
de Roog711/
de Reuc711/
de Rijke671,700/
de Rijck671,602/
de Ruyck671,580/
de Rouck671,526/
de Reuck671,116/
de Rieck6793/
De-Riggs677/
de Rrick671/
de Ruqck671/
de Rique671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Ruig
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