Ruard Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Ruard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3291:201,89331,384
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ruard (41) may also be a first name.

Ruard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruard is found most frequently in France. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ruard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 812,930th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Ruard reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Ruard is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 41 people.

The last name Ruard is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 329 people, or 1 in 201,893. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 74 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 12 percent live and Occitanie, where 3 percent live. Outside of France this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Ruard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ruard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruard last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruar89821/
Rouhard83181/
Ruart80304/
Ruare807/
Rhuar801/
Ruajr801/
Rvard801/
Rward801/
Ruarte736,480/
Rhuart735/
Ruaart731/
Rbeard731/
Rouhar731/
Ruhare731/
Ruhart730/
Rouhart6763/
Ruor673/
Rbar672/
Rhuhart672/
Ruhaire671/
Rvar671/
Rwar671/
Rbair6021/
Rhbar603/
Rbarr603/
Rware602/
Rhuor601/
Rvare601/
Rwart601/
Rbhar601/
Hrvar601/
Rwhar601/
Ruorph552/
Hrbour551/
Rbartt551/
Rehevar501/
Rrbairr501/
Rouhour501/

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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 Ruard
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