Ruehlow Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ruehlow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruehlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ruehlow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruehlow is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruehlow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,674,734th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Ruehlow reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Ruehlow is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Ruehlow is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 53 percent reside, Iowa, where 32 percent reside and Washington, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Ruehlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruehlow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruehlow surname grew 3,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruehlow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruehlow last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Ruehlow earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $42,762 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhlow9271/
Rulow839/
Rullow77107/
Rühlow77105/
Ruhlov7710/
Ruhloff7180/
Rulof67133/
Rulov6742/
Rilow677/
Rulyov622,038/
Ruloff62435/
Ruloph6289/
Rullof6283/
Rihlov6224/
Rulhof6216/
Ruliov627/
Ruelaf622/
Rielof621/
Rieloff57124/
Rulhoff5731/
Rielhof573/
Hruliov572/
Rilov5057/
Rulaf5022/
Rilof501/

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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
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  • 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 Ruehlow
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