Ruehe Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Ruehe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruehe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Israel131:658,28045,106
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ruehe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruehe is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruehe? popularity and diffusion

Ruehe is the 2,185,341st most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Ruehe are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,981,684. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 56 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent are found and Berlin, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Israel, where 17 percent are found.

Ruehe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruehe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruehe surname grew 371 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruehe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ruehe are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Ruehe earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.65% more than the national average, earning $63,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruehie911/
Ruee8945/
Rueih8012/
Rueea803/
Ruhey803/
Rueeh801/
Riehey731/
Ruei679,806/
Ruey677,570/
Rühe67619/
Riee6712/
Ruhai60169/
Rieei6097/
Rihei6048/
Ruuhi6039/
Ruhay606/
Ruhoy605/
Ruhoi604/
Ruhui602/
Rueyi601/
Rhuey601/
Rihey601/
Rüesch55931/
Ruuhiy557/

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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 Ruehe
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