Rud Surname
Approximately 16,404 people bear this surname
Rud Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) 1 Red, Ruddy [Old Norse rióþ-r (Dano-Norwegian röd) = Old English reód (cp, Old English rudu, red colour] 2 a diminutive of Rudolf = Rodolf, q.v. Walter Rud.—Hundred Rolls There may have been some confusion with Rood, q.v.
Read More About This SurnameRud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 11,230 | 1:4,054 | 388 |
| United States | 2,169 | 1:167,109 | 16,949 |
| Denmark | 492 | 1:11,473 | 1,094 |
| Norway | 461 | 1:11,155 | 1,246 |
| Lithuania | 278 | 1:10,916 | 1,967 |
| Russia | 275 | 1:524,084 | 47,803 |
| Canada | 213 | 1:172,984 | 17,319 |
| Pakistan | 150 | 1:1,190,959 | 14,323 |
| Argentina | 131 | 1:326,286 | 25,825 |
| Austria | 124 | 1:68,673 | 10,554 |
| Iran | 111 | 1:691,734 | 36,512 |
| Sweden | 97 | 1:101,513 | 7,360 |
| Indonesia | 91 | 1:1,453,288 | 98,507 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 84 | 1:71,103 | 9,440 |
| Poland | 79 | 1:481,123 | 48,113 |
| Afghanistan | 67 | 1:479,898 | 6,199 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Taiwan | 35 | 1:669,850 | 4,860 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 65 | 1:375,006 | 23,176 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 621 | 1:80,867 | 8,512 |
The alternate forms: Rüd (564) & Ruď (1) are calculated separately.
Rud (4,161) may also be a first name.
Rud Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) 1 Red, Ruddy [Old Norse rióþ-r (Dano-Norwegian röd) = Old English reód (cp, Old English rudu, red colour] 2 a diminutive of Rudolf = Rodolf, q.v. Walter Rud.—Hundred Rolls There may have been some confusion with Rood, q.v.
(English, Norwegian) One with a ruddy complexion; descendant of Rud, a pet form of Rudolf (fame, wolf); variant of Rood, q.v.; dweller in, or near, the clearing in the forest.
Rud Demographics
Rud Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Rud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rud Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rud (Georgian: რუდ, Hindi: रूड, Marathi: रुद, Oriya: ରୁଦ) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may be found in the variant forms: Rüd or Ruď. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rud? popularity and diffusion
It is the 32,458th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 444,254 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Rud are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 70 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Rud is also the 107,674th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 4,161 people.
Rud is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 11,230 people, or 1 in 4,054. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Donetsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Poltava Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine it exists in 70 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.
Rud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rud has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rud last name increased 349 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 74 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rud Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Rud surname is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Rud surname are 8.21% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.98% being registered with the party.
The amount Rud earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning 367,324 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 39.56% more than the national average, earning $31,683,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.72% less than the national average, earning $46,839 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rüd | 89 | 564 | / |
| Ruď | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rudd | 86 | 35,153 | / |
| Ruud | 86 | 8,300 | / |
| Raud | 86 | 3,792 | / |
| Roud | 86 | 884 | / |
| Rudh | 86 | 363 | / |
| Rudt | 86 | 178 | / |
| Ruid | 86 | 144 | / |
| Ruhd | 86 | 53 | / |
| Rudå | 86 | 22 | / |
| Ørud | 86 | 18 | / |
| Årud | 86 | 11 | / |
| Rusd | 86 | 10 | / |
| Hrud | 86 | 2 | / |
| Reud | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rudė | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rhud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rutd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ru | 80 | 139,980 | / |
| Rushd | 75 | 493 | / |
| Rahud | 75 | 190 | / |
| Rhudd | 75 | 85 | / |
| Rgaud | 75 | 22 | / |
| Ruddh | 75 | 12 | / |
| Rouds | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ruids | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ruudh | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hraud | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rhoud | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hroud | 75 | 7 | / |
| Roudh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rhaud | 75 | 3 | / |
| Roudz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rousd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Raudt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rudgy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rauds | 75 | 2 | / |
| Reudt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rustd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ruidt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rus'd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raudz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhuud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhuid | 75 | 0 | / |
| Raudh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rui | 67 | 188,628 | / |
| Rus | 67 | 55,500 | / |
| Rau | 67 | 45,700 | / |
| Ruz | 67 | 27,547 | / |
| Rup | 67 | 10,267 | / |
| Rod | 67 | 8,971 | / |
| Ruj | 67 | 4,909 | / |
| Ruh | 67 | 4,630 | / |
| Rudova | 67 | 3,977 | / |
| Rut | 67 | 3,780 | / |
| Rou | 67 | 3,348 | / |
| Reu | 67 | 2,603 | / |
| Ruß | 67 | 2,531 | / |
| Ruy | 67 | 2,326 | / |
| Rux | 67 | 1,740 | / |
| Rudová | 67 | 240 | / |
| Ruu | 67 | 108 | / |
| Rhu | 67 | 107 | / |
| Ruç | 67 | 60 | / |
| Hru | 67 | 48 | / |
| Rru | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ruš | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ruø | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rgu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruá | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ruë | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ród | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raudås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hrauds | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rzu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruidss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rudowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rhouds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhauds | 67 | 1 | / |
Rud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rud in the Georgian language | ||
| რუდ | rud | - |
| Rud in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁଦ | ruda | 90.91 |
| ରୂଦ | ruda | 5.68 |
| ରୁଦ୍ | rud | 1.14 |
| Rud in the Marathi language | ||
| रुद | ruda | 68.75 |
| रूड | ruda | 25 |
| रुड | ruda | 6.25 |
| Rud in the Hindi language | ||
| रूड | ruda | 59.15 |
| रूद | ruda | 17.02 |
| रुद | ruda | 13.19 |
| रूड़ | rura | 6.6 |
| रुड | ruda | 3.4 |
| रूद् | rud | 0.21 |
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Rud Reference & Research
Rudd FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Rodd-Rudd FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Rudd FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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