Rueff Surname

204,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rueff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rueff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7591:87,51312,509
United States7271:498,56841,951
Germany1911:421,49538,230
Switzerland1631:50,3866,677
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England91:6,190,895170,599
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Rueff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rueff is found most in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rueff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 204,371st most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,584,627 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Rueff live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 39 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 759 people, or 1 in 87,513. In France Rueff is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 43 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 13 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Aside from France Rueff occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Rueff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rueff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rueff last name increased 855 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rueff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rueff surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rueff earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 23.94% more than the national average, earning $53,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.27% less than the national average, earning $41,105 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Reueff912/
Ruieff911/
Ruef891,271/
Reiff809,923/
Rauff804,128/
Rieff80852/
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Rajeff7317/
Rheuff7316/
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Raieff7310/
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Rhuefe733/
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Rauf67225,401/
Rouf6758,588/
Reif6718,431/
Rief674,005/
Raef673,001/
Reef671,772/
Rueb671,423/
Roef67418/
Ruev67298/
Rejf67175/
Reyf67131/
Ruyf6763/
Rüff6725/
Ruif6725/
Ruuf6723/
Reuf6721/
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Ruew674/
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Ruetfch671/
Rbef671/
Ryef671/
Rujf671/
Ruvf671/
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Rueff Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rueff
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