Ruelke Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Ruelke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruelke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Austria91:946,15970,786
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ruelke Last Name Facts

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

Ruelke is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruelke? popularity and diffusion

Ruelke is the 2,106,139th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Ruelke reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States Ruelke is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 27 percent live, Hawaii, where 13 percent live and New Hampshire, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent live and Austria, where 11 percent live.

Ruelke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruelke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruelke last name rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruelke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ruelke are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Ruelke earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.56% more than the national average, earning $48,570 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruelker923/
Ruelkke921/
Relke91213/
Ruelk911/
Rueløkke8640/
Roelke83700/
Rielke8346/
Reulke8314/
Relkie8314/
Relkey834/
Reilke832/
Roulke831/
Raelke830/
Rlke801/
Roelcke7773/
Roehlke7755/
Roelkey7752/
Roellke7752/
Rhelker771/
Raulkey770/
Rülke73636/
Rölke73539/
Rilke73375/
Rylke7353/
Relka7327/
Relki736/
Rleke732/
Rälke731/
Reilecke7120/
Realce67230/
Röhlke67138/
Rülker67104/
Rölker6761/
Röllke6752/
Rölcke6729/
Rühlke6725/
Rölkes6724/
Rülcke678/
Rleker673/
Rillke672/
Rüllke672/
Relche672/
Rilkey672/
Ryllke672/
Rehlka670/
Roelky670/

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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 Ruelke
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