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

Ruehe is found most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ruehe.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruehe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is primarily 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.

The last name Ruehe is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,981,684. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 56 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent are found and Berlin, where 4 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found 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 share of the population with the last name expanded 371 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruehe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruehe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political 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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