Rueter Surname

196,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rueter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rueter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8351:197,52519,468
Germany1831:439,92139,335
Canada481:767,61660,775
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
France91:7,380,302306,885
England71:7,959,723202,100
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Rueter Last Name Facts

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

Rueter is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rueter.

How Common Is The Last Name Rueter? popularity and diffusion

Rueter is the 196,716th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,421,383 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Rueter reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Rueter is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,835 people, or 1 in 197,525. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 14 percent are found, Missouri, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States Rueter exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Rueter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rueter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rueter surname grew 2,039 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rueter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rueter surname are 9.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Rueter earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $44,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.93% more than the national average, earning $63,560 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruether92977/
Ruester92104/
Ruetter92100/
Ruehter9275/
Ruyeter922/
Roueter920/
Ruter911,023/
Ruete91507/
Ruettger8629/
Rouether863/
Reuetter861/
Rouester861/
Ruechter860/
Reiter8365,315/
Reuter8364,901/
Rutter8323,541/
Ruiter839,872/
Rauter835,091/
Ruther831,740/
Reyter831,652/
Ruyter831,170/
Reeter83531/
Rieter83523/
Ruhter83391/
Ruette83250/
Rejter83193/
Router83129/
Roeter8386/
Ruetea8316/
Raeter8313/
Rhuter837/
Reater834/
Ruetep834/
Rouete833/
Rutier832/
Ruuter831/
Ruethe830/
Rueste830/
Reuther779,199/
Reutter775,189/
Routier774,507/
Reitter772,085/
Reister772,028/
Reither771,785/
Raether771,567/
Ruijter771,537/
Rouette77795/
Roether77761/
Riether77721/
Rautert77383/
Reytier77377/
Reather77272/
Roetter77264/
Ruestes77194/
Rouster77157/
Roetger77148/
Rietter77108/
Reuster77106/
Reyther7788/
Reaster7786/
Rautter7781/
Rauther7780/
Reitere7779/
Rheiter7779/
Ruitter7762/
Reudter7750/
Riedter7724/
Routher7720/
Rautier7716/
Reuterh7715/
Rauster778/
Rutther776/
Ruthier775/
Reyster774/
Roueste774/
Rouhete774/
Rheuter774/
Roedter773/
Ruither773/
Reutere772/
Reether772/
Reieter772/
Ruhther772/
Ruiyter772/
Reytere772/
Ruiteir772/
Rreiter771/
Rreuter771/
Ruiterr771/
Reetter771/
Reihter771/
Reiterr771/
Rietger771/
Reuterr771/
Reuteur771/
Reutier771/
Reytter771/
Rautehr771/
Reitert771/
Riehter771/
Rayuter771/
Rauterd771/
Rautere771/
Routter771/
Ruitere771/
Ruister770/
Ruethie770/
Hrieter770/
Royeter770/
Reitger770/
Reuiter770/
Ruttier770/
Rüter735,812/
Riter731,977/
Ruite7389/
Rueta7333/
Rwete7331/
Rueti731/
Ruety730/
Routhier714,967/
Roettger711,853/
Reichter71176/
Reisæter71123/
Routtier71111/
Rouhette7140/
Reyather719/
Rautther713/
Rauthier713/
Reistter712/
Rowetter712/
Raettger711/
Rujatere711/
Rouhtier711/
Royetter711/
Reithert711/
Roehther711/
Rhuytter711/
Reistere711/
Reiszter711/
Rweitere711/
Rowether710/
Rohweter710/
Ruestead710/
Reuttger710/
Reihtier710/
Ritter67127,390/
Rüther675,833/
Raiter671,293/
Rütter671,010/
Rihter67974/
Rajter67968/
Roiter67705/
Rayter67453/
Reiterová67297/
Royter67268/
Rither67195/
Rohwetter67106/
Ruetti6764/
Ruheti6755/
Rühter6742/
Reitre6741/
Rojter6734/
Ruthér6721/
Rijter6716/
Ruetty6715/
Reuterová6710/
Ruetta6710/
Ritier679/
Reischter678/
Reyterova675/
Reiterova675/
Rhiter673/
Reisæther673/
Ruethi672/
Ruethy672/
Ruetai672/
Reatre672/
Ruthir671/
Rwiter671/
Ruesti671/
Reitir671/
Rateir671/
Rájter671/
Réiter671/
Rouety671/
Ruetha671/
Ruites671/
Ruitte671/
Rvette671/
Reatjr671/
Ruetyh671/
Reutir670/
Ridter670/

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