Ruether Surname

368,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 977 people bear this surname

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

Ruether Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruether Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7091:511,22642,850
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Canada1111:331,94230,257
England91:6,190,895170,599
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Ruether Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruether has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ruether click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruether? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruether is the 368,303rd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,459,105 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Ruether reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 709 people, or 1 in 511,226. In The United States Ruether is mostly found in: Missouri, where 32 percent are found, Minnesota, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Ruether Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruether has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruether surname rose 2,727 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruether Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruether surname are 26.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.26% registered with the party.

The amount Ruether earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.25% less than the national average, earning $42,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning $48,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouether933/
Rueter922,130/
Ruther921,740/
Ruethe920/
Reuther869,199/
Reither861,785/
Raether861,567/
Roether86761/
Riether86721/
Reather86272/
Ruester86104/
Ruetter86100/
Reyther8688/
Rauther8680/
Ruehter8675/
Routher8620/
Rutther866/
Ruthier865/
Ruither863/
Reether862/
Ruhther862/
Ruyeter862/
Ruethie860/
Roueter860/
Ruter831,023/
Ruete83507/
Routhier804,967/
Ruettger8029/
Reyather809/
Routheir803/
Rautther803/
Rauthier803/
Reithert801/
Reuetter801/
Roehther801/
Rouester801/
Rowether800/
Ruechter800/
Reiter7765,315/
Reuter7764,901/
Rutter7723,541/
Ruiter779,872/
Rüther775,833/
Rauter775,091/
Reyter771,652/
Ruyter771,170/
Reeter77531/
Rieter77523/
Ruhter77391/
Ruette77250/
Rither77195/
Rejter77193/
Router77129/
Roeter7786/
Ruthér7721/
Ruetea7716/
Raeter7713/
Rhuter777/
Reater774/
Ruetep774/
Rouete773/
Ruethi772/
Rutier772/
Ruethy772/
Ruthir771/
Ruuter771/
Ruetha771/
Ruetyh771/
Ruithe771/
Rueste770/
Reisæther753/
Reutter715,189/
Routier714,507/
Reitter712,085/
Reister712,028/
Ruijter711,537/
Rouette71795/
Roither71704/
Rautert71383/
Reytier71377/
Roetter71264/
Ruestes71194/
Rouster71157/
Roetger71148/
Rietter71108/
Reuster71106/
Reaster7186/
Rautter7181/
Reitere7179/
Raither7172/
Ruitter7162/
Reudter7150/
Royther7125/
Riedter7124/
Rautier7116/
Reuterh7115/
Ratheer7113/
Ruethai719/
Rauster718/
Rithter715/
Reyster714/
Roueste714/
Rouhete714/
Roedter713/
Reutere712/
Reieter712/
Ruiyter712/
Reytere712/
Rreiter711/
Rreuter711/
Ruiterr711/
Reetter711/
Reihter711/
Reiterr711/
Rietger711/
Reuterr711/
Reutier711/
Reytter711/
Rautehr711/
Reitert711/
Riehter711/
Rayuter711/
Rithier711/
Rauterd711/
Rautere711/
Routter711/
Ruettha711/
Ruitere711/
Ruister710/
Hrieter710/
Royeter710/
Reitger710/
Reuiter710/
Rauthre710/
Ruttier710/
Rüter675,812/
Riter671,977/
Roettger671,853/
Reichter67176/
Reisæter67123/
Routtier67111/
Rouhette6740/
Rueta6733/
Raithier6733/
Rwete6731/
Roitherz676/
Reistter672/
Rowetter672/
Raettger671/
Rujatere671/
Rouhtier671/
Royetter671/
Rueti671/
Rhuytter671/
Reistere671/
Reiszter671/
Rweitere671/
Rohweter670/
Ruety670/
Ruestead670/
Reuttger670/
Reihtier670/

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Footnotes

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