Ruegg Surname

232,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ruegg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruegg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9851:367,97932,676
Switzerland2051:40,0635,691
Canada861:428,43737,472
Argentina731:585,52641,795
England611:913,41146,955
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
France331:2,012,810168,616
Australia321:843,61652,533
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Ruegg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruegg is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruegg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 232,743rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,202,737 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Ruegg live; 60 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Ruegg is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 985 people, or 1 in 367,979. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 21 percent are found, Ohio, where 12 percent are found and Missouri, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Ruegg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruegg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruegg surname rose 1,132 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruegg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruegg surname are 5.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Ruegg earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.57% less than the national average, earning R 157,872 per year; in United States they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $49,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $48,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rugg895,235/
Rueg893/
Riegg80869/
Reigg8027/
Rujeg8013/
Ruugg804/
Reugg803/
Rougg802/
Rejgg801/
Reagg800/
Roegg800/
Rucgg800/
Rug75374/
Reaggs7320/
Reggig731/
Reuieg731/
Reiggs730/
Rigg6710,144/
Reig678,448/
Rieg672,697/
Reeg672,163/
Rugh671,509/
Raeg67914/
Ruig67309/
Roug67268/
Roeg67119/
Ruyg67106/
Ruek6757/
Raug6734/
Ruec678/
Reag676/
Rujg674/
Reyg674/
Rbeg673/
Rweg672/
Ruug672/
Rhug671/
Reug671/
Rejg671/
Rucg671/
Rugc671/
Ryeg671/
Hrug671/
Reggick671/
Rouegue670/
Ruhg670/

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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 Ruegg
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