Rueegger Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rueegger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rueegger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Rueegger Last Name Facts

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

Rueegger is most common in Switzerland. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rueegger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Rueegger reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 483,113. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 71 percent are found, Canton of Aargau, where 12 percent are found and Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 6 percent are found. Not including Switzerland this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruegger93455/
Rueeger938/
Rueegge931/
Rugger86422/
Regger8655/
Ruggeri8038,797/
Riegger802,530/
Ruggero802,476/
Rüegger801,516/
Ruggere80141/
Ruggera80128/
Reggero8047/
Ruggery8045/
Ruggear8027/
Reggear8024/
Reigger8020/
Reugger8012/
Reggeri803/
Rueggar802/
Rougger801/
Reggera801/
Reggere801/
Raegger800/
Ruigger800/
Ruggiero7555,242/
Ruggieri7518,053/
Ruggerio75740/
Ruggiere75216/
Ruggeiro7551/
Reggieri7535/
Ruggiera7524/
Ruggerie7524/
Ruggieru757/
Reggiero754/
Ruggiery753/
Ruggeiri752/
Ruggeria752/
Ruggerri752/
Rugguero752/
Ruegauer751/
Ruggerro751/
Ruggieir751/
Ruggierr751/
Ruggueri751/
Reggerio751/
Rouggero751/
Reiggere750/
Rogger711,040/
Rüeger71547/
Ragger71379/
Rigger71363/
Reeker71298/
Ruggierio7140/
Rügger7120/
Rueker7110/
Regher718/
Reggar717/
Ruggar717/
Ruggierro716/
Reegar716/
Rugher713/
Ruggierie713/
Reegre712/
Ruegar712/
Ruegur712/
Ruggeirio712/
Ruggierri712/
Ruggeiero711/
Reuggerio711/
Reuggiero711/
Rucger711/
Reggor711/
Ruggieiro711/
Ruggro711/
Regwer711/
Rûgger711/
Rugguieri711/
Ruggierre711/
Ruqeer711/
Rieggr710/
Reegor710/
Roggero676,437/
Ruecker671,085/
Roggeri67875/
Riggeri6757/
Rugguri6732/
Ruggiro6724/
Ruggiri6722/
Rukeera677/
Ruggari676/
Ruggire674/
Reggaro674/
Rugr674/
Rugwere673/
Ruguero672/
Reecker672/
Reggari672/
Rugguro671/
Reagoer671/
Reekery671/
Rieeker671/
Regr671/
Roggere671/
Wragger671/
Roogger671/
Roeegar671/
Rugoeri671/
Rugwera671/
Rugweri671/
Roeeker671/
Reuiger670/
Reueker670/
Reuegar670/
Wrigger670/
Rauegar670/
Rweheire503/
Rajuigir501/
Roueigid501/
Ruijcher500/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rueegger
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