Ruehorn Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Ruehorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruehorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
Wales41:773,63329,106
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Ruehorn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruehorn is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruehorn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Ruehorn are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Ruehorn is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 54 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 19 percent are found and Suffolk, where 19 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 13 percent are found and New Zealand, where 3 percent are found.

Ruehorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruehorn has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ruehorn last name rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruehorne936/
Rehorn92407/
Ruhorn920/
Reohorn8627/
Reehorn864/
Riehorn860/
Reehoorn8081/
Ruhorano801/
Rahorn7721/
Rihorn770/
Hrehoryon755/
Rauhorona751/
Rayhorn71112/
Ruharno713/
Ruohorinne713/
Reharin713/
Reharen712/
Reharna711/
Hryhoryn678/
Ruharani676/
Hryhorun671/
Hryhoron671/
Rahaorin671/
Reharina671/
Ruhurana671/
Ruhirana671/
Rehairan671/
Reuarin5716/
Rojjarin532/
Raijaruen501/

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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 Ruehorn
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