Ruehm Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ruehm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ruehm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruehm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruehm occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ruehm click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruehm? popularity and diffusion
Ruehm is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Ruehm live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany Ruehm is most common in: Bavaria, where 67 percent live. Outside of Germany Ruehm is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 17 percent live and Malaysia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruem | 89 | 89 | / |
| Reham | 80 | 5,098 | / |
| Reahm | 80 | 196 | / |
| Reihm | 80 | 98 | / |
| Rueme | 80 | 87 | / |
| Reehm | 80 | 38 | / |
| Rauem | 80 | 7 | / |
| Rhuem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reihem | 73 | 21 | / |
| Reyham | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ruihem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rouhem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rehiam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rhueme | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rujiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rouiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rehyam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rouhym | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rouyem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rehyem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rehamm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruheim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reuham | 73 | 0 | / |
| Reeahm | 73 | 0 | / |
| Reem | 67 | 9,944 | / |
| Ream | 67 | 8,351 | / |
| Reim | 67 | 6,561 | / |
| Raum | 67 | 3,165 | / |
| Riem | 67 | 1,774 | / |
| Reum | 67 | 1,727 | / |
| Roem | 67 | 568 | / |
| Reym | 67 | 447 | / |
| Roum | 67 | 381 | / |
| Ruum | 67 | 113 | / |
| Rühm | 67 | 112 | / |
| Raem | 67 | 102 | / |
| Ruim | 67 | 47 | / |
| Ryem | 67 | 28 | / |
| Rejm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rieehem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouhyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rreheem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rbem | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ruehm
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