Rueger Surname

279,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rueger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rueger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0141:357,45531,912
Germany1811:444,78239,627
Canada711:518,95243,932
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Rueger Last Name Facts

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

Rueger occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rueger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rueger is the 279,796th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,277,006 people. The surname Rueger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Rueger are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,014 people, or 1 in 357,455. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent are found, Indiana, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Rueger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rueger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rueger surname increased 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rueger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rueger surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rueger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 175.62% more than the national average, earning R 654,972 per year; in United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning $45,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruegger92455/
Ruedger9266/
Ruger911,984/
Ruege91213/
Ruettger8629/
Rieger8352,646/
Rouger832,918/
Reiger831,521/
Roeger83910/
Reeger83428/
Rugger83422/
Reager83331/
Ruegge83250/
Rouege8369/
Reyger8319/
Rugier8314/
Rauger8313/
Reuger839/
Raeger837/
Rueser835/
Rejger834/
Hruger834/
Rugher833/
Ruesge832/
Ruuger832/
Ruegee831/
Rucger831/
Rruger831/
Rugeer830/
Ruezer830/
Ruiger830/
Rougier778,458/
Riegger772,530/
Reigert77400/
Reinger77138/
Rougert7742/
Reigher7723/
Reigger7720/
Ruesges7717/
Reygert7714/
Reugger7712/
Reygerd7710/
Riegier777/
Raugere775/
Raugier775/
Ruecher772/
Rougher772/
Reanger771/
Rougere771/
Rvegger771/
Ruigher771/
Reegeer771/
Reieger771/
Raugher771/
Roegier771/
Rougger771/
Ruhegye771/
Raugert770/
Raegger770/
Ruigger770/
Reuiger770/
Rehager770/
Rrieger770/
Rüger737,879/
Riger731,221/
Ruega73151/
Ruese7370/
Ruige7348/
Rwege734/
Rugir734/
Rueze731/
Reyinger7153/
Reyenger7140/
Reighert7119/
Rougiere7118/
Ruechert718/
Reinnger715/
Rajegere711/
Reigherd711/
Reissger711/
Reigertt711/
Rejcgert711/
Rougeyre711/
Reiinger710/
Reiggere710/
Roiger67708/
Rigger67363/
Ruhega67283/
Raiger67277/
Rhiger67155/
Ruijer67102/
Rijger6759/
Rügert6727/
Ragier6720/
Rügger6720/
Reichgert6719/
Ruesee677/
Royger674/
Rehangier674/
Rigier674/
Ruheze674/
Rajger673/
Ruiser672/
Rayger672/
Rouese671/
Ruesre671/
Rughir671/
Ruicer671/
Rigehr671/
Riegir670/
Hriger670/
Rigerr670/
Reigherrd670/
Ruesie670/

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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 Rueger
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