Rueda Surname

2,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Rueda Surname Definition:

Ancient surname originating in valley of Rueda, Valladolid, and found in Burgos, Santander, Seville, Cordoba, Murcia, and Cuenca. Derived from latin "rota" meaning circular, in form of wheel.

Comes from the latin "rota" and has as one of its meanings a delightful rural place.

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Rueda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia61,2071:781164
Mexico45,0101:2,758392
Spain28,9811:1,613184
Argentina14,7581:2,896365
United States7,9101:45,8235,581
Ecuador6,8871:2,310410
Peru6,8531:4,638761
Bolivia6,0001:1,769337
Venezuela5,9471:5,079633
Philippines3,6181:27,9823,904
Nicaragua2,9211:2,061338
Brazil1,9221:111,3814,209
Honduras1,6291:5,412508
Panama1,4911:2,624363
Guatemala1,0901:14,7551,355
France1,0571:62,8418,597
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Costa Rica7451:6,416430
Cuba6241:18,4661,198
Chile4901:35,9521,848
Dominican Republic3241:32,2001,866
Canada1821:202,44819,751
Uruguay1561:21,9982,542
England941:592,74535,632
Germany851:947,12366,306
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Australia541:499,92037,885
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Andorra281:2,994558
Qatar281:84,2149,043
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
El Salvador151:422,9262,747
Ireland141:336,35312,021
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Norway121:428,52437,411
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Puerto Rico111:322,7402,767
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
China81:170,915,1968,932
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rueda (2,879) may also be a first name.

Rueda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ancient surname originating in valley of Rueda, Valladolid, and found in Burgos, Santander, Seville, Cordoba, Murcia, and Cuenca. Derived from latin "rota" meaning circular, in form of wheel.

Comes from the latin "rota" and has as one of its meanings a delightful rural place.

Castilian name from mountains of Burgos. Later extended to whole Peninsula.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The Rueda surname means 'wheel' in Spanish. Many Spanish people with this surname can trace their roots back to Rueda in Valladolid, Rueda de Jalón in Zaragoza, Rueda de la Sierra in Guadalajara, and other Rueda places in Northern Spain.

- javichenko

Rueda in Spanish means 'wheel'. Many Spanish people with this surname can trace their roots back to Rueda in Valladolid, Rueda de Jalón in Zamora, Rueda de la Sierra in Guadalajara, and other 'Rueda ' places in Northern Spain.

- romin

Rueda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rueda (Arabic: رويدا, Hindi: रुएदा, Russian: Руэда) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rueda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rueda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,773rd most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 36,204 people. The surname Rueda is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Rueda reside; 52 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 135,508th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 2,879 people.

This surname is most widespread in Colombia, where it is held by 61,207 people, or 1 in 781. In Colombia Rueda is most numerous in: Santander Department, where 33 percent are found, Capital District, where 16 percent are found and Antioquia Department, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Colombia this last name is found in 79 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 22 percent are found and Spain, where 14 percent are found.

Rueda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rueda has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rueda last name expanded 158,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rueda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rueda are 40.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rueda earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.02% less than the national average, earning 252,557 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,943 per year; in South Africa they earn 1387.59% more than the national average, earning R 3,535,090 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning $23,307,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.23% less than the national average, earning $37,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.2% more than the national average, earning $53,756 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruedas9113,755/
Ruehda9181/
Ruedaz9134/
Ruedah9112/
Ruedad915/
Ruyeda913/
Roueda913/
Ruedea912/
Ruedaa912/
Rrueda912/
Raueda911/
Ruieda911/
Ruda8913,589/
Ruhedau836/
Ruedeas833/
Ruedach832/
Ruiedas831/
Ruedads831/
Rauda808,613/
Reida801,188/
Ruedy80679/
Ruedi80622/
Rouda80584/
Rudai80529/
Rejda80521/
Ruede80331/
Reada80314/
Reyda80302/
Hruda80296/
Ruday80272/
Roeda80220/
Rudha80151/
Rhuda80121/
Ruedo8098/
Ruida8091/
Rudda8078/
Rudau8042/
Rudah8035/
Raeda8032/
Ruuda8032/
Reuda8030/
Rudaa8029/
Rudea8023/
Reeda8010/
Ryeda807/
Rieda806/
Rutda805/
Rveda805/
Rweda804/
Ruhda802/
Rruda802/
Rujda801/
Ruyda801/
Ruidas73209,813/
Raudah732,215/
Hrouda731,130/
Ruedet73410/
Rhouda73378/
Rouede73166/
Rujada73150/
Raudha73147/
Reeday73120/
Hreida73104/
Roweda73102/
Reedha7394/
Rudhai7379/
Roudah7376/
Hrauda7373/
Raudas7366/
Rudľai7353/
Reidah7346/
Rejada7343/
Rueder7342/
Raweda7340/
Rrudha7338/
Reyada7337/
Rehyda7336/
Rayuda7335/
Reidda7333/
Hruday7330/
Roudha7330/
Ruydas7327/
Ruidah7326/
Roudas7324/
Raudat7322/
Ruidaz7322/
Roudat7321/
Rwedad7321/
Rajeda7320/
Ruedee7318/
Rahuda7316/
Rejdaj7315/
Reidat7313/
Rudľaj7313/
Rojeda7311/
Ruedes7311/
Rujida737/
Rousda736/
Reudas735/
Ruddha735/
Rhauda735/
Ruedos735/
Rouday734/
Reedai734/
Ruidad734/
Riedha734/
Ruidat734/
Ruidha734/
Rayeda733/
Raieda733/
Rajuda733/
Rausda733/
Rejeda733/
Royeda733/
Rijeda733/
Reydas732/
Reydah732/
Reyeda732/
Reisda732/
Ruedez732/
Ruedis732/
Roudaz732/
Rveday731/
Reidas731/
Rhieda731/
Raudai731/
Rehada731/
Roudaj731/
Reidea731/
Ruddah731/
Roudoa731/
Reiday731/
Readas731/
Raudau731/
Rejida731/
Reyida731/
Reyuda731/
Roudai731/
Roudea731/
Rudday731/
Rudľay731/
Rwedas731/
Ruyoda731/
Rbeida731/
Roudaa731/
Rhoeda731/
Rohuda731/
Rweeda731/
Rudaah731/
Rhuday730/
Ruedey730/
Readea730/
Ruehde730/
Raeday730/
Rida6728,084/
Roudaut673,902/
Rudo67852/
Raudhah67203/
Ruiidas6794/
Ruidash6771/
Roudaud6770/
Rowedda6750/
Ruiadas6735/
Roiedah6727/
Rujidah6726/
Rautdas6719/
Raiedah6715/
Rehadha6713/
Ruyadas6711/
Rayudah6711/
Ruidasd6710/
Rayeeda679/
Rowedas679/
Rahyuda678/
Rahudah678/
Reidath678/
Ruiodas677/
Ruyidas677/
Ruidaas677/
Rujadah677/
Regieda676/
Reidass676/
Rauddah676/
Ruisdas675/
Raudhay675/
Rowedha674/
Royedad674/
Readdat674/
Rhuidas673/
Ruidads673/
Reidhea673/
Rveedas673/
Roudhah673/
Rouedou673/
Ruedech673/
Raudahe672/
Rudà672/
Ruiddas671/
Rawedas671/
Rehaday671/
Reiddah671/
Reidhad671/
Riedeau671/
Reyadas671/
Raudach671/
Raudash671/
Reyidad671/
Rheedha671/
Raedhah671/
Ruidhay671/
Ruijdas671/
Rweedah671/
Rhoudah671/
Reyadah671/
Raihuda671/
Rouchda671/
Ruedesh671/
Raweeda671/
Rayedad671/
Hraudah670/
Reidash670/
Readais670/
Roudaux670/
Readhad670/

Rueda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rueda in the Hindi language
रुएदाru'eda40
रूएदाru'eda40
रूवैदाruvaida20
Rueda in the Russian language
Руэдаrueda-
Rueda in the Arabic language
رويداrwyda-

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