Ruethers Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ruethers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruethers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ruethers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruethers occurs most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruethers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruethers is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ruethers are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany Ruethers is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live. Apart from Germany it occurs in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruthers9397/
Rueters933/
Ruetters8817/
Reuthers883/
Ruetgers881/
Reathers881/
Ruesters881/
Ruters8611/
Ruettgers82295/
Routhiers821/
Ruiters8016,135/
Ruyters801,023/
Reuters80822/
Roeters80750/
Rutters80512/
Reiters80184/
Rüthers80156/
Reyters8021/
Routers803/
Rieters802/
Ruijters75793/
Roetters758/
Reuterås756/
Rietters754/
Reutgers753/
Reuiters751/
Ruitters751/
Routiers751/
Routgers751/
Raythers751/
Roettgers71168/
Rüters7194/
Riters7152/
Raettgers711/
Rütters67552/
Ritters67433/
Rütgers6790/
Rihters6763/
Rayters6759/
Raiters6716/
Royters674/
Rviters673/
Rhiters672/
Roiters671/
Rüttgers631,894/
Raisters6310/
Roysters638/
Raytters632/

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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
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  • 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 Ruethers
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