Rueck Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rueck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rueck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
Germany821:981,77468,040
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Rueck Last Name Facts

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

Rueck has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rueck? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 635,252nd most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. Rueck occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Rueck reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 1,725,995. In The United States Rueck is most common in: Illinois, where 22 percent live, Oregon, where 20 percent live and New York, where 20 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 17 percent live.

Rueck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rueck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rueck last name increased 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rueck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rueck surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Rueck earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $40,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning $48,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruecke916/
Roueck913/
Ruck8910,505/
Ruek8957/
Ruec898/
Ruckh80310/
Ruick8041/
Ruhek8034/
Rouek8020/
Ruuck803/
Ruekt801/
Hruck801/
Ruk752,238/
Ørbeck73213/
Rieckh7370/
Rueske736/
Hrbeck732/
Ruedke732/
D'Ruck731/
Ruheke731/
Roueke731/
Riek6779,311/
Rick6714,518/
Rukh6710,008/
Rück672,483/
Ruic67158/
Ruik6785/
Hruk6758/
Rukk6737/
Ruhk6729/
Rørbeck6720/
Ruuk6717/
Rucq6711/
Rukë676/
Rueg673/
Rűck672/
Rhuc672/
Rruk671/
Rhuk671/
Rucc671/
Ruhc671/
Rukc671/
Rugc671/
Rvek671/
Rucg671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Rueck
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