Ruehr Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

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

Ruehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ruehr Last Name Facts

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

Ruehr is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruehr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,391,595th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ruehr live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Ruehr is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 2,766,862. In The United States Ruehr is most frequent in: Ohio, where 21 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States Ruehr is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Venezuela, where 3 percent reside.

Ruehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruehr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruehr surname grew 2,620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruehr surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Ruehr earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.27% more than the national average, earning $44,990 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruer89863/
Rauer805,481/
Reuer80844/
Rehar80463/
Ruyer80458/
Rouer80443/
Ruehs80349/
Ruech80220/
Reahr8039/
Riehr8037/
Ruere8012/
Rujer8012/
Ruesh807/
Roueh806/
Ruier803/
Ruedh802/
Raehr801/
Rouhr801/
Rue759,828/
Rouyer736,703/
Reiher734,253/
Reyher73831/
Rehare73623/
Rauert73577/
Rugger73422/
Ruhere73148/
Raouer73122/
Rouech7372/
Rauyer7356/
Rouher7353/
Ruhyar7330/
Ruetch7323/
Reyhir7319/
Hrauer7317/
Rujere7312/
Rouere736/
Reheer733/
Rueyre733/
Roueha733/
Rehyar732/
Rehyer731/
Ruehie731/
Ruesre731/
Reyhar731/
Rohuer731/
Roujer731/
Rauier731/
Reuher731/
Rouheh731/
Rauere731/
Ruecht730/
Ruesth730/
Rouier730/
Reathr730/
Ruey677,570/
Ruet672,971/
Roue671,858/
Rueß671,701/
Ryer671,432/
Ruetsch671,349/
Rear671,246/
Rhue671,104/
Ruez67923/
Rouhier67913/
Roer67839/
Rier67834/
Reyr67819/
Rühr67754/
Reer67464/
Reyhart67366/
Rued67337/
Rues67290/
Ruggier67272/
Reihart67189/
Raer67174/
Raur67172/
Rouyere67156/
Rour6798/
Reur6794/
Ruep6755/
Reihard6749/
Ruee6745/
Ruih6736/
Ruej6736/
Ruir6734/
Reihert6714/
Ruie6714/
Reir6714/
Rehyard6711/
Roueyre6710/
Ruea678/
Rűhr674/
Rver672/
Raujere672/
Reyhert672/
Rwer671/
Ruechth671/
Rber671/
Rougger671/
Ruyr671/
Hrue671/
Reyherr671/
Ruestch671/
Rujeere671/
Reihehr671/
Reyhard670/
Rrue670/
Roehier670/

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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 Ruehr
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