Rueda Surname
Approximately 201,289 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameRueda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 61,207 | 1:781 | 164 |
| Mexico | 45,010 | 1:2,758 | 392 |
| Spain | 28,981 | 1:1,613 | 184 |
| Argentina | 14,758 | 1:2,896 | 365 |
| United States | 7,910 | 1:45,823 | 5,581 |
| Ecuador | 6,887 | 1:2,310 | 410 |
| Peru | 6,853 | 1:4,638 | 761 |
| Bolivia | 6,000 | 1:1,769 | 337 |
| Venezuela | 5,947 | 1:5,079 | 633 |
| Philippines | 3,618 | 1:27,982 | 3,904 |
| Nicaragua | 2,921 | 1:2,061 | 338 |
| Brazil | 1,922 | 1:111,381 | 4,209 |
| Honduras | 1,629 | 1:5,412 | 508 |
| Panama | 1,491 | 1:2,624 | 363 |
| Guatemala | 1,090 | 1:14,755 | 1,355 |
| France | 1,057 | 1:62,841 | 8,597 |
| Egypt | 763 | 1:120,492 | 9,804 |
| Costa Rica | 745 | 1:6,416 | 430 |
| Cuba | 624 | 1:18,466 | 1,198 |
| Chile | 490 | 1:35,952 | 1,848 |
| Dominican Republic | 324 | 1:32,200 | 1,866 |
| Canada | 182 | 1:202,448 | 19,751 |
| Uruguay | 156 | 1:21,998 | 2,542 |
| England | 94 | 1:592,745 | 35,632 |
| Germany | 85 | 1:947,123 | 66,306 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Australia | 54 | 1:499,920 | 37,885 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Andorra | 28 | 1:2,994 | 558 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| El Salvador | 15 | 1:422,926 | 2,747 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 1:322,740 | 2,767 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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.
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.
- javichenkoRueda 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.
- rominRueda Demographics
Average Rueda Salary in
United States
$37,874 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rueda? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rueda is the 2,773rd most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 36,204 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 2,879 people.
The surname Rueda is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is carried by 61,207 people, or 1 in 781. In Colombia it is mostly concentrated in: Santander Department, where 33 percent are found, Capital District, where 16 percent are found and Antioquia Department, where 16 percent are found. Besides Colombia it exists 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 prevalency of Rueda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rueda last name rose 158,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rueda Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rueda surname are 40.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.42% being 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
Rueda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rueda in the Hindi language | ||
| रुएदा | ru'eda | 40 |
| रूएदा | ru'eda | 40 |
| रूवैदा | ruvaida | 20 |
| Rueda in the Russian language | ||
| Руэда | rueda | - |
| Rueda in the Arabic language | ||
| رويدا | rwyda | - |
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