Ruelas Surname

11,549th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Ruelas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruelas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico36,3141:3,418467
United States8,8781:40,8275,017
Peru2,9521:10,7671,503
Bolivia2541:41,7972,455
Philippines891:1,137,50891,778
Chile411:429,67011,433
Ecuador331:481,99510,698
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
France31:22,140,907385,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Ruelas (85) may also be a first name.

Ruelas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruelas (Russian: Руэлас) occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruelas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruelas is the 11,549th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 149,780 people. Ruelas is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ruelas reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Ruelas is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 85 people.

The last name Ruelas is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 36,314 people, or 1 in 3,418. In Mexico Ruelas is most frequent in: Jalisco, where 26 percent are found, Sinaloa, where 18 percent are found and Sonora, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Mexico Ruelas occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Peru, where 6 percent are found.

Ruelas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruelas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruelas surname grew 52,224 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruelas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ruelas are 43.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ruelas earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 12.75% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,913 per year; in United States they earn 15.11% less than the national average, earning $36,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.27% less than the national average, earning $34,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruellas9249/
Ruelias921/
Reuelas921/
Ruela914,985/
Rulas9146/
Ruelos831,025/
Roelas83516/
Ruelaz8362/
Raulas8350/
Rullas8318/
Rulash8316/
Reilas8311/
Reulas839/
Rulias838/
Ruleas836/
Ruylas834/
Realas833/
Rulais832/
Rielas832/
Reelas832/
Reylas832/
Rulyas831/
Ruelac831/
Rvelas831/
Ruelax831/
Ruilas831/
Roulias77188/
Raulais7778/
Roellas779/
Rejalas776/
Rouhela771/
Raulaus771/
Ruellos771/
Roulhas771/
Reallas771/
Raulash771/
Realeas771/
Ruilias771/
Reelyas771/
Raellas770/
Ruelo734,538/
Rwela73156/
Rulos7385/
Rilas7348/
Rbela7345/
Rulaz7312/
Ruila734/
Roullais7147/
Rhoulias714/
Rruellos711/
Railas6732/
Rilhas6732/
Roylas6722/
Ruisla6718/
Raulos6716/
Roilas6711/
Ruilay675/
Reulos675/
Rouelo674/
Reylaz672/
Ruelio672/
Ruloos672/
Roulos672/
Roelos672/
Ryelos671/
Reilos671/
Rilias671/
Realos671/
Reylos671/
Rullos671/
Ruluos671/
Rielos671/

Ruelas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruelas in the Russian language
Руэласruelas-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruelas
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