Ruest Surname

147,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Ruest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2,2231:16,5752,393
United States5151:703,80455,627
France1141:582,65577,962
Guatemala561:287,1904,402
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
England141:3,979,861125,553
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Ruest (10) may also be a first name.

Ruest Last Name Facts

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

Ruest is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ruest.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruest? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 147,933rd most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,436,491 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Ruest are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Ruest is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used forename internationally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most common in Canada, where it is borne by 2,223 people, or 1 in 16,575. In Canada it is most numerous in: Quebec, where 66 percent live, Ontario, where 14 percent live and New Brunswick, where 9 percent live. Not including Canada it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Ruest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruest surname are 19.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ruest earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.36% more than the national average, earning $47,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.56% less than the national average, earning $42,451 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouest913/
Ruesth910/
Rueste910/
Rust8934,962/
Ruet892,971/
Rues89290/
Roueste834/
Ruestch831/
Roest805,432/
Rouet805,132/
Reist803,261/
Ruess802,071/
Reust801,004/
Rueth80665/
Ruete80507/
Reast80439/
Ruehs80349/
Roust80215/
Raust80199/
Reest80112/
Hrust80100/
Reyst8080/
Riest8074/
Ruesz8073/
Ruese8070/
Rusth8063/
Ruedt8046/
Ruist8023/
Ruesh807/
Ruets805/
Roues804/
Ruett803/
Rustt802/
Rusht802/
Russt801/
Rustd801/
Rwest801/
Rhuet801/
Ruyst801/
Rustø801/
Rue759,828/
Ruesch732,677/
Ruette73250/
Rouhet73183/
Rousst7378/
Reiste7369/
Reiset7355/
Rauste7326/
Ruetch7323/
Rouste7316/
Reyast7313/
Ruscht7310/
Hrusth739/
Reijst739/
Ruesse737/
Reyset736/
Rayest735/
Rajust734/
Reuste734/
Rouete733/
Rejost732/
Rouese731/
Rouett731/
Roustt731/
Royest731/
Reisth731/
Riesht731/
Reusth731/
Rousht731/
Rouhes731/
Rhoest730/
Ruecht730/
Ruethe730/
Reastz730/
Rausth730/
Rist6710,410/
Ruis679,023/
Ruey677,570/
Roue671,858/
Rueß671,701/
Ruetsch671,349/
Rhue671,104/
Ruez67923/
Ruer67863/
Rouette67795/
Rüst67464/
Rued67337/
Rogiest67336/
Ruit67317/
Ruesche67229/
Rajusth67205/
Reysset67167/
Rušt6775/
Ruep6755/
Ruee6745/
Rajesth6737/
Ruej6736/
Raieste6726/
Ruie6714/
Rusd6710/
Ruea678/
Rbes674/
Rouesse674/
Rouhete674/
Rves673/
Reisset673/
Ruzt673/
Rwes673/
Rehaste672/
Ruechth671/
Reisett671/
Rejisth671/
Rbet671/
Rejeste671/
Hrue671/
Ruheshe671/
Rwet671/
Reischt670/
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 Ruest
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