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 found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rueter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rueter is the 196,716th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,421,383 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Rueter are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Rueter is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,835 people, or 1 in 197,525. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 14 percent live, Missouri, where 12 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Rueter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rueter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rueter last name rose 2,039 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rueter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rueter surname are 9.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.31% registered to vote for the 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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Footnotes

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