Ruers Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ruers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany951:847,42661,310
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
England41:13,929,515290,718
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Ruers Last Name Facts

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

Ruers is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ruers.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,263,456th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname Ruers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ruers reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 847,426. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Not including Germany it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 27 percent reside and Belgium, where 9 percent reside.

Ruers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ruers has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ruers last name grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouers91116/
Rauers9158/
Rurs895/
Rauwers83122/
Ruggers8325/
Rugiers830/
Ruherst830/
Reers80579/
Roers80507/
Ryers8084/
Rours8075/
Reurs8064/
Ruurs8062/
Riers8032/
Ruhrs8023/
Rwers806/
Reirs804/
Rurss801/
Raurs800/
Raers800/
Rears800/
Rurrs800/
Ruggiers7742/
Roehrs731,421/
Reyers73525/
Rawers73214/
Royers73175/
Rayers73141/
Rursch7394/
Rojers7370/
Reiers7339/
Rajurs7336/
Rijers7335/
Rowers7313/
Rearse734/
Raehrs733/
Rourss733/
Reersø732/
Rejars731/
Rógers731/
Ryersz731/
Rourse731/
Ryerss730/
Rhyers730/
Riyers730/
Reirse730/
Riggers67957/
Reggers67399/
Raggers67263/
Roggers67177/
Roersch67128/
Reyerse67118/
Rooyers6732/
Roeyers6712/
Rirs6711/
Roojers6710/
Reihers6710/
Riersch679/
Rajersh672/
Reierse671/
Rwiersz671/
Reirsch671/
Rigiers671/
Rajeers671/
Reijrse671/
Reharst670/

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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 Ruers
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