Ruehl Surname

222,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Ruehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4951:242,44723,140
Germany2551:315,70831,833
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Austria141:608,24554,975
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France31:22,140,907385,998
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Ruehl (28) may also be a first name.

Ruehl Last Name Facts

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

Ruehl is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ruehl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruehl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruehl is the 222,674th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,982,266 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Ruehl reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ruehl is also the 1,994,417th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 28 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,495 people, or 1 in 242,447. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 14 percent reside, Maryland, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Ruehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruehl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruehl surname increased 997 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruehl last name are 20.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.99% registered with the party.

The amount Ruehl earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.16% more than the national average, earning $48,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.8% more than the national average, earning $57,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruel8912,496/
Rehl891,043/
Riehl8011,731/
Roehl804,180/
Ruell80447/
Raehl80124/
Rhuel809/
Rehll807/
Hruel801/
Rhehl800/
Rel751,165/
Rhl7515/
Roehll7350/
Hrehel733/
Reheld731/
Riehll731/
Rühl6712,541/
Riel6711,594/
Rael678,462/
Reel677,781/
Röhl677,440/
Roel674,307/
Reul673,558/
Resl67944/
Rell67798/
Rihl67470/
Hrel67235/
Ruul67199/
Ryhl67104/
Røhl6798/
Rhil6795/
Reld6773/
Relt6764/
Ruil6721/
Rhel6711/
Relh6710/
Rähl677/
Relp673/
Rhlt671/
Rhll671/
Rhyl671/
Rzel671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ruehl
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis