Rüegger Surname

259,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Rüegger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rüegger Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,4791:5,553847
Liechtenstein111:3,489390
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Show All Nations
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Rüegger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rüegger is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rüegger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 259,335th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,807,088 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Rüegger live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Rüegger is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,479 people, or 1 in 5,553. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Aargau, where 36 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 12 percent reside. Not including Switzerland this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Liechtenstein, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Rüegger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rüegger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüeger92547/
Rüegge92159/
Rueegger8034/
Rueeger718/
Rueegge711/
Reuiger710/
Ruhege621/
Reuiser570/
Ruhinger531/
Riige508/

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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 Rüegger
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