Rudiger Surname

233,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rudiger Surname User-submission:

(German) From the Germanic personal name Rüdiger, composed of the elements hrod, which means 'renown', and ngar, ger, which means 'spear', 'lance' (see Roger).

Rudiger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7501:483,27940,870
Brazil5251:407,76115,502
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Australia821:329,21628,102
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Chile271:652,46215,367
England251:2,228,72284,230
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
France31:22,140,907385,998
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

The alternate forms: Rüdiger (9,057) & Rűdiger (1) are calculated separately.

Rudiger (1,777) may also be a first name.

Rudiger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) From the Germanic personal name Rüdiger, composed of the elements hrod, which means 'renown', and ngar, ger, which means 'spear', 'lance' (see Roger).

- haffman97

Rudiger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rudiger (Georgian: რუდიგერ, Russian: Рудигер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Rüdiger or Rűdiger. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudiger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rudiger is the 233,088th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,210,021 people. Rudiger is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Rudiger are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 181,479th most frequent first name globally It is held by 1,777 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 750 people, or 1 in 483,279. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Colorado, where 9 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States Rudiger occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Rudiger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rudiger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rudiger surname expanded 962 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rudiger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rudiger last name are 6.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rudiger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 521.59% more than the national average, earning R 1,477,140 per year; in United States they earn 19.07% more than the national average, earning $51,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.02% less than the national average, earning $47,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rudiger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rudiger in the Georgian language
რუდიგერrudiger-
Rudiger in the Russian language
Рудигерrudiger-

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