Rude Surname

49,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rude Surname Definition:

(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.

Rude Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,4391:56,2916,709
India1,2131:632,37030,061
France7151:92,89913,472
Germany5041:159,73319,010
Canada4541:81,1589,054
Denmark2891:19,5321,945
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
Iran461:1,669,18563,826
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Norway401:128,55716,659
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
England181:3,095,448105,421
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1001:45,6535,276

The alternate forms: Rüde (273) & Rudé (6) are calculated separately.

Rude (2,856) may also be a first name.

Rude Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rude Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rude (Hindi: रुडे, Marathi: रुडे, Oriya: ରୁେଦ) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Rüde or Rudé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rude? popularity and diffusion

Rude is the 49,898th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 707,597 people. The last name Rude is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Rude live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rude is also the 136,213th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,856 people.

The last name Rude is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 6,439 people, or 1 in 56,291. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 12 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Rude Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rude has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rude last name expanded 585 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rude Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rude last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rude last name are 11.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.9% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rude earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.91% less than the national average, earning 294,495 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.43% less than the national average, earning R 162,948 per year; in United States they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $44,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $50,327 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüde92273/
Rudé926/
Rudge898,125/
Ruder896,034/
Raude891,025/
Roude89980/
Rudie89849/
Rhude89741/
Rudei89549/
Rudes89486/
Rudde89461/
Rudhe89417/
Rudey89346/
Ruede89331/
Rudez89217/
Rudee89129/
Ruhde8997/
Rudeš8970/
Rudeh8953/
Rudet8941/
Reude8925/
Rudea8923/
Rudje8923/
Ruide899/
Rusde895/
Rudej893/
Ruude891/
Rrude891/
Rujde891/
Rudeu891/
Rudder805,157/
Raudez802,569/
Roudet801,225/
Raudes80476/
Ruider80389/
Rheude80167/
Rudets80138/
Ruddie80132/
Hrudei80124/
Roudie80105/
Raudet80101/
Reuder8094/
Rouder8084/
Roudes8065/
Roudez8060/
Hrudey8056/
Roudey8049/
Reudet8039/
Roudge8036/
Rauder8031/
Rudess8024/
Ruedee8018/
Rudhei8016/
Rudees8010/
Rushde8010/
Rhuder808/
Ruides805/
Rudesh804/
Raudde803/
Rudher803/
Rudiea803/
Rhudie803/
Roudhe803/
Ruddey802/
Ruedea802/
Ruhdey802/
Roudje802/
Rudech802/
Rusdee802/
Roudeh801/
Rouhde801/
Rutdge801/
Rusdhe801/
Ruddhe801/
Rudeas801/
Rudeet801/
Rudett801/
Rudhey801/
Rhudeh801/
Rhudes801/
Hrudej801/
Hrudie801/
Roudea801/
Ruddet801/
Rudehe801/
Rusdea801/
Rudhee801/
Ruydee801/
Ruydes801/
Rutdet801/
Ruddee801/
Ruyder800/
Ruedey800/
Rudest800/
Ruehde800/
Rhoude800/
Rode7550,547/
Rudi7520,390/
Rudy7517,300/
Ruda7513,589/
Ride751,275/
Rudź75533/
Rudý7575/
Rudá7556/
Róde752/
Rudj751/
Rushdee73124/
Rhoudes7349/
Roudett7312/
Roudder737/
Rouydee735/
Rusdhee733/
Ruddeer732/
Roudesh731/
Reudder731/
Roudieh731/
Rudhesh731/
Rusdett730/
Ruthdge730/
Reutder730/
Rusdi6717,071/
Rhode6713,173/
Ruddy678,895/
Rauda678,613/
Rodea676,623/
Rudyi675,368/
Rudoy674,464/
Roode673,695/
Riede673,153/
Rudoi672,399/
Rodde672,256/
Rudio671,834/
Rudis671,672/
Rhudy671,397/
Rudys671,161/
Rodie67772/
Rudaj67763/
Hride67721/
Rodhe67706/
Roudi67681/
Ruedy67679/
Rudyy67668/
Ruedi67622/
Rusdy67618/
Rouda67584/
Rudai67529/
Roudy67513/
Ridhe67463/
Roede67444/
Ridey67327/
Rüder67318/
Rodey67302/
Hruda67296/
Ruday67272/
Rodee67224/
Ridde67180/
Rudiy67166/
Raudi67153/
Rudhi67152/
Rudha67151/
Roudj67134/
Rhuda67121/
Rudit67118/
Ruddi6792/
Ruida6791/
Rushdhee6791/
Rudda6778/
Rudii6770/
Rudiš6766/
Raudy6756/
Rideh6749/
Ruhdi6739/
Reudy6730/
Reuda6730/
Ruudi6730/
Rudaa6729/
Rudih6726/
Rutdi6725/
Rodej6720/
Rudgi6718/
Rúder6718/
Rudhy6715/
Rudiz6715/
Rudui6711/
Rudij677/
Rideu677/
Rudoj677/
Reudi676/
Rutda675/
Rodei675/
Rudyš675/
Rotde674/
Hrode674/
Ruidi674/
Ridee674/
Rudjs674/
Ruydi673/
Ridie673/
Rhudá673/
Ridea672/
Rruda672/
Ridei672/
Roudeher672/
Rujda671/
Rujdi671/
Rouddeas671/
Rutthdet671/
Rhide671/
Hrudy671/
Ruyda671/
Rrode671/
Rouhiede671/
Roudé671/
Rudzs671/
Ruudy671/
Ruëdi671/
Rudht671/
Rudid671/
Ritde671/
Routhdge670/
Rudjd670/

Rude Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rude in the Oriya language
ରୁେଦrueda86.84
ରୂେଦrueda7.89
ରୁେଡrueda5.26
Rude in the Marathi language
रुडेrude82.63
रूडेrude13.5
रुदेrude3.4
रूदेrude0.47
Rude in the Hindi language
रुडेrude51.16
रूडेrude23.26
रूदेrude11.63
रुदेrude9.3
रुडे़rude4.65

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