Ruge Surname

48,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Colombia

Ruge Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or on, the ridge or range of hills; one who came from Rudge (ridge), the name of places in Gloucestershire and Shropshire.

Ruge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,8651:20,8292,774
Colombia2,5121:19,0181,509
United States1,3031:278,17325,976
Tanzania7761:68,2247,196
India7131:1,075,82844,491
Romania3161:63,5387,647
Australia1991:135,65714,662
Indonesia1521:870,06065,341
Denmark991:57,0175,821
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Spain641:730,50131,369
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Norway241:214,26224,079
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England221:2,532,63991,802
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
France131:5,109,440259,941
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Wales41:773,63329,106
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:242,60220,235

The alternate forms: Rüge (106) are calculated separately.

Ruge (321) may also be a first name.

Ruge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or on, the ridge or range of hills; one who came from Rudge (ridge), the name of places in Gloucestershire and Shropshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ruge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruge (Arabic: روجه, Hindi: रूगे, Marathi: रुगे, Oriya: ରୁେଗ, Russian: Руге) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Rüge. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruge is the 48,868th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 691,615 people. Ruge occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Ruge are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 489,856th most widely held first name in the world, held by 321 people.

Ruge is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 3,865 people, or 1 in 20,829. In Germany it is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 31 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 62 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Ruge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruge last name increased 629 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ruge are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the party.

The amount Ruge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.74% more than the national average, earning 521,679 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 19.53% more than the national average, earning $27,136,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.66% less than the national average, earning $44,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüge92106/
Runge8930,812/
Rudge898,125/
Rouge894,511/
Ruger891,984/
Rugge89652/
Rugea89508/
Ruget89454/
Ruege89213/
Reuge89198/
Ruhge89139/
Rugee89116/
Rugeh89109/
Rughe8969/
Ruige8948/
Rauge8938/
Rutge8935/
Ruuge8929/
Ruges898/
Rruge894/
Rugie894/
Ruzge893/
Rugey891/
Rugez891/
Rouget804,717/
Rouger802,918/
Rugger80422/
Rouges80321/
Ruegge80250/
Ruguet80146/
Rougee80125/
Ruggie80112/
Rougie80107/
Rudger8080/
Rungge8059/
Rugies8054/
Runghe8039/
Roudge8036/
Ruzger8021/
Ruttge8018/
Rugier8014/
Rauger8013/
Rounge8012/
Rudges8011/
Rougez8011/
Reuger809/
Rougge808/
Ruggee808/
Rugues808/
Roughe807/
Rougey806/
Ruinge805/
Ruguye804/
Rougea804/
Hruger804/
Rougée804/
Rugher803/
Reugge803/
Rouzge803/
Rugges802/
Raughe802/
Ruuger802/
Rutdge801/
Rugesh801/
Ruguea801/
Rhouge801/
Rhughe801/
Rucger801/
Reuget801/
Routge801/
Rughey801/
Rughes801/
Rruger801/
Rudged800/
Rugeer800/
Ruiger800/
Rudgie800/
Raugie800/
Ruga757,868/
Ruse756,466/
Roge755,224/
Rugi754,921/
Ruze75664/
Ruje75378/
Rige75355/
Ruce7581/
Rugy7515/
Ruže751/
Rougier738,458/
Ruggier73272/
Rhuguet7325/
Rouggie7315/
Reugger7312/
Ruigies7311/
Ruggies735/
Raugier735/
Rouguet734/
Rougies733/
Rougeth732/
Ruigher731/
Raugher731/
Rougger731/
R'Ouget731/
Råhauge731/
Rougiet731/
Rouguei731/
Rougues731/
Rudgieh731/
Ruiguez731/
Ruggett730/
Roughet730/
Russgie730/
Rougett730/
Ruigger730/
Ruiguet730/
Roudger730/
Ruthdge730/
Rouse6748,709/
Rogge6717,692/
Rouga672,044/
Riege671,882/
Rouze671,778/
Ruche671,607/
Ruggi671,344/
Reuse671,045/
Rugga67967/
Rugay67957/
Ruser67792/
Rügge67654/
Rungi67574/
Ruset67540/
Ruise67487/
Rugha67395/
Rusie67349/
Rusei67314/
Rogie67297/
Roughead67257/
Reuze67252/
Rughi67237/
Rugai67229/
Raugi67200/
Rougy67196/
Rause67189/
Rruga67177/
Rigge67156/
Rusea67156/
Rauze67117/
Roege6785/
Rigeh6783/
Rugis6779/
Rukhe6776/
Rogey6770/
Rigie6768/
Rujea6755/
Rugih6750/
Rogea6750/
Rigey6744/
Ruzeu6742/
Ruize6740/
Rugid6740/
Ruzhe6735/
Rugui6735/
Rugoi6731/
Rugys6729/
Rooge6727/
Rudje6723/
Ruhga6722/
Rusep6722/
Rougi6719/
Rudgi6718/
Ruzie6717/
Ruiga6715/
Rauga6715/
Ruseh6714/
Rigeľ6714/
Rusce6711/
Ruzer6710/
Ružeu6710/
Ruses679/
Rugiy678/
Rusey678/
Rüges678/
Ruggy677/
Rusee677/
Ruigi676/
Raugy676/
Rørhauge676/
Rougé676/
Hruse675/
Rouje675/
Ruzse675/
Rujei675/
Rouggier675/
Ruguy675/
Rujee675/
Rujeh675/
Ruzee675/
Rugaa674/
Rhuga674/
Ruseţ674/
Rhoge673/
Ruzze673/
Ruseu673/
Rutgi673/
Rujez672/
Ruhse672/
Ruugi672/
Ruuze671/
Rujej671/
Rused671/
Ruggierr671/
Ruhze671/
Reugi671/
Raughead671/
Rauje671/
Hrige671/
Hruze671/
Ruzey671/
Rucei671/
Rùger671/
Rúger671/
Rugaj671/
Rujje671/
Ruzet671/
Rusez671/
Rhuse671/
Ruzei671/
Rusgi671/
Routhdge670/
Rruse670/
Ruhce670/

Ruge Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruge in the Oriya language
ରୁେଗruega-
Ruge in the Marathi language
रुगेruge77.85
रूगेruge21.8
रुग्गेrugge0.35
Ruge in the Hindi language
रूगेruge50
रुगेruge50
Ruge in the Russian language
Ругеruge-
Ruge in the Arabic language
روجهrwjh-

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