Ruft Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ruft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany901:894,50563,669
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ruft (29) may also be a first name.

Ruft Last Name Facts

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

Ruft (Hindi: रुफत, Russian: Руфт) is most common in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ruft click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruft? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,710,039th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Ruft live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name globally, held by 29 people.

The surname Ruft is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 894,505. In Germany Ruft is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 37 percent live, Thuringia, where 22 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 18 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Ruft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruft last name rose 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ruft are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Ruft earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.26% less than the national average, earning $30,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rufft8993/
Rauft8912/
Rouft891/
Ruf8623,312/
Roufft8010/
Rauf75225,401/
Rouf7558,588/
Ruff7535,264/
Rufz752,413/
Rupf751,258/
Rufe75490/
Ruhf75452/
Rufh7565/
Ruyf7563/
Rufs7542/
Ruif7525/
Rift7523/
Ruuf7523/
Reuf7521/
Rusf755/
Rhuf753/
Rruf752/
Ruwf752/
Ruvt752/
Rutf751/
Rutv751/
Rzuf751/
Rujf751/
Ruvf751/
Rubt751/
Rudf751/
Ruftova731/
Rauff674,128/
Rahuf671,130/
Rouff67825/
Roufs67671/
Ruffe67634/
Reuff67154/
Rauuf67105/
Roufe67103/
Rupff6756/
Raufe6733/
Rohuf6718/
Rauwt6711/
Raufh6711/
Raufs679/
Ruhff678/
Rrauf678/
Hrauf677/
Ruffs675/
Rhouf674/
Raudf673/
Roufh673/
Reutv672/
Rhauf672/
Rieft672/
Ruupf672/
Ruitv671/
Reufe671/
Hrift671/
Raubt671/
Raufz671/
Rooft671/
Rouvf671/
Roubt671/
Rifth671/
Ruhyf671/
Ruubt671/
Rauvt671/
Rauhf671/
Rautf671/
Raufp671/
Routf671/
Ruiff671/
Rautv671/
Roupf670/
Rudff670/
Reufs670/
Rusff670/

Ruft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruft in the Hindi language
रुफतruphata-
Ruft in the Russian language
Руфтruft-

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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 Ruft
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