Ruge Surname
Approximately 10,537 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,865 | 1:20,829 | 2,774 |
| Colombia | 2,512 | 1:19,018 | 1,509 |
| United States | 1,303 | 1:278,173 | 25,976 |
| Tanzania | 776 | 1:68,224 | 7,196 |
| India | 713 | 1:1,075,828 | 44,491 |
| Romania | 316 | 1:63,538 | 7,647 |
| Australia | 199 | 1:135,657 | 14,662 |
| Indonesia | 152 | 1:870,060 | 65,341 |
| Denmark | 99 | 1:57,017 | 5,821 |
| Argentina | 76 | 1:562,413 | 40,543 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Spain | 64 | 1:730,501 | 31,369 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Venezuela | 27 | 1:1,118,670 | 16,331 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 207 | 1:242,602 | 20,235 |
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.
Ruge Demographics
Average Ruge Salary in
United States
$43,772 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Ruge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruge in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁେଗ | ruega | - |
| Ruge in the Marathi language | ||
| रुगे | ruge | 77.85 |
| रूगे | ruge | 21.8 |
| रुग्गे | rugge | 0.35 |
| Ruge in the Hindi language | ||
| रूगे | ruge | 50 |
| रुगे | ruge | 50 |
| Ruge in the Russian language | ||
| Руге | ruge | - |
| Ruge in the Arabic language | ||
| روجه | rwjh | - |
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