Rucks Surname

168,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Rucks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rucks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8111:200,14319,691
Brazil4221:507,28519,086
Germany2211:364,27834,837
Uruguay501:68,6357,289
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
England11:55,718,059489,080
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:190,22216,737

Rucks (12) may also be a first name.

Rucks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rucks is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rucks? popularity and diffusion

Rucks is the 168,637th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,844,475 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Rucks live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,811 people, or 1 in 200,143. In The United States Rucks is most numerous in: Florida, where 15 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Rucks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rucks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rucks surname expanded 686 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rucks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rucks last name are 16.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rucks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.57% less than the national average, earning $39,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.49% more than the national average, earning $50,919 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raucks9115/
Roucks912/
Ruks89670/
Ricks8026,838/
Rocks806,523/
Ruchs80112/
Rutks8095/
Rukse8054/
Rauks8012/
Rukst804/
Ruksh804/
Rukhs804/
Rucsh802/
Rouks802/
Roucs801/
Rueks800/
Ruscs800/
Rucksová771/
Riecks73400/
Roocks73230/
Ruikes73214/
Rauchs73111/
Roecks7392/
Rukhsh7310/
Raucsh735/
Rickss733/
Hruscs732/
Rickks732/
Rukshe732/
Roukse731/
Reucsh731/
Rhocks731/
Rouchs730/
Hrocks730/
Rricks730/
Roks672,296/
Riks67246/
Rocksch6713/
Rugs6710/
Ruksova678/
D'Ricks672/
Ruqs671/
Rukz671/
Rusx671/

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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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  • 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 Rucks
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