de Ruijter Surname

89,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Ruijter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Ruijter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,9071:3,441307
Belgium1981:58,0649,401
Thailand791:894,156140,446
France301:2,214,091176,965
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Aruba181:5,749789
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Suriname11:552,6169,664
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brunei11:418,7313,893

de Ruijter Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Ruijter is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 89,703rd most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,362,668 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of de Ruijter live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 4,907 people, or 1 in 3,441. In The Netherlands de Ruijter is primarily found in: South Holland, where 28 percent are found, North Holland, where 22 percent are found and North Brabant, where 19 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 4 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

de Ruijter Last Name Statistics demography

de Ruijter earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning R 232,668 per year.

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