Ruess Surname

201,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Ruess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9321:86,37910,910
United States7701:470,72640,023
Austria1851:46,0297,363
Switzerland1191:69,0168,291
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Ruess Last Name Facts

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

Ruess occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ruess.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruess? popularity and diffusion

Ruess is the 201,348th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,518,854 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Ruess are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 932 people, or 1 in 86,379. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 76 percent live, Bavaria, where 12 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and Austria, where 9 percent live.

Ruess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruess last name increased 865 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ruess are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Ruess earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $47,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.28% more than the national average, earning $73,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruesse917/
Reuess910/
Rues89290/
Rouesse834/
Reiss8020,774/
Riess806,817/
Reuss804,612/
Ruest802,991/
Roess80739/
Raess80492/
Rauss80432/
Rouss80372/
Ruehs80349/
Reyss80168/
Reass80103/
Ruiss8079/
Ruesz8073/
Ruese8070/
Reess8047/
Rejss8030/
Ruyes8018/
Reues8010/
Ruesh807/
Ruets805/
Roues804/
Ruies803/
Ryess802/
Rujes802/
Ruuss802/
Rujss801/
Raues800/
Rouyesse774/
Ruessová771/
Rue759,828/
Rousse735,532/
Ruesch732,677/
Rayess73972/
Reisse73419/
Reusse73353/
Rouyes73178/
Rausse73162/
Rousst7378/
Reyess7333/
Reissd7328/
Rheiss7317/
Reuyss737/
Raiess736/
Rejoss735/
Rouest733/
Reihss733/
Ruidss733/
Rugges732/
Hrouss732/
Reytss731/
Rouese731/
Raoues731/
Rojess731/
Hrauss731/
Reeass731/
Riessz731/
Ruiesz731/
Ruysse731/
Rouhes731/
Roussz731/
Rujies731/
Rrauss731/
Royess730/
Ruesth730/
Reiiss730/
Reasse730/
Reuoss730/
Rowess730/
Rhuies730/
Rhuiss730/
Reis67532,180/
Rees6787,834/
Ries6732,586/
Reus6711,389/
Ruis679,023/
Raes677,880/
Ruey677,570/
Rous676,548/
Raus674,286/
Roes673,660/
Ruet672,971/
Reas672,896/
Ruys672,244/
Roue671,858/
Reys671,773/
Rueß671,701/
Ruetsch671,349/
Ruus671,332/
Rhue671,104/
Ruez67923/
Ruer67863/
Rued67337/
Rejasse67267/
Ruesche67229/
Rejs67195/
Ryes67188/
Ruep6755/
Ruee6745/
Ruej6736/
Rüss6734/
Rayesse6717/
Ruie6714/
Ruea678/
Ruggies675/
Raiesse675/
Rauschs675/
Rbes674/
Reís674/
Rves673/
Rujs673/
Rwes673/
Rajessh672/
Ruís672/
R'Weiss671/
Reuschs671/
Reischs671/
Hrue671/
Rayouss671/
Reyasse671/
Ruestch671/
Ruheshe671/
Ruiesch671/
D'Roess671/
Rouhies670/
Roggess670/
Raggess670/
Rrue670/

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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 Ruess
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