Ruchaud Surname
Approximately 517 people bear this surname
Ruchaud Surname User-submission:
This surname originates in the Southern french Alps from the German Ricwald, meaning 'powerful leader'. From ric (powerful) and wald (one who rules).
High density in Mexico is due to a strong emigration from this region of France towards the Latin-American country.
Read More About This SurnameRuchaud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 494 | 1:134,459 | 20,557 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ruchaud Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates in the Southern french Alps from the German Ricwald, meaning 'powerful leader'. From ric (powerful) and wald (one who rules).
High density in Mexico is due to a strong emigration from this region of France towards the Latin-American country.
- selrahcRuchaud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruchaud Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruchaud has its highest incidence in France. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruchaud? popularity and diffusion
Ruchaud is the 601,015th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,095,833 people. Ruchaud occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Ruchaud reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 494 people, or 1 in 134,459. In France it is most common in: Pays de la Loire, where 38 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 38 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Ruchaud
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis