de Ruiter Surname

36,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Ruiter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Ruiter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands13,1401:1,28567
South Africa2861:189,43320,588
Canada2251:163,75816,499
Australia2241:120,51713,272
New Zealand1361:33,2965,772
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
England571:977,51048,999
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Curaçao41:39,312638
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

de Ruiter Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Ruiter is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 36,540th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 504,887 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of de Ruiter live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 13,140 people, or 1 in 1,285. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 32 percent reside, North Holland, where 15 percent reside and Gelderland, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

de Ruiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Ruiter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Ruiter surname expanded 11,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Ruiter Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Ruiter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning R 221,808 per year; in United States they earn 112.96% more than the national average, earning $91,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $48,658 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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