Rüthers Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rüthers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rüthers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1481:543,95645,184
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Ruthers (97) are calculated separately.

Rüthers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rüthers is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ruthers. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rüthers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,398,030th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rüthers live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 543,956. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent live, Hesse, where 16 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 7 percent live. Aside from Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 4 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruthers9597/
Rüters9294/
Rütters86552/
Rothers86114/
Rütgers8690/
Rüttgers801,894/
Ruethers809/
Reuthers803/
Rothiers801/
Ruthgers801/
Roters772,982/
Riters7752/
Ruters7711/
Rotthiers753/
Ruthgeers751/
Routhiers751/
Ruiters7116,135/
Rutgers714,180/
Ruyters711,023/
Reuters71822/
Roeters71750/
Rutters71512/
Ritters71433/
Rihters7163/
Rooters7133/
Rotiers7112/
Rotters7111/
Rodters713/
Routers713/
Rueters713/
Rieters712/
Rhiters712/
Rottiers672,412/
Ruijters67793/
Ruttgers6730/
Ruetters6717/
Roetters678/
Reuterås676/
Rietters674/
Reutgers673/
Rodtiers671/
Routgers671/
Ruitters671/
Routiers671/
Rothirsch631/
Ruķers621/
Rothhirsch599/
Rittirsch5060/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rüthers
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