Ruger Surname
Approximately 1,984 people bear this surname
Ruger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,406 | 1:257,794 | 24,375 |
| Spain | 168 | 1:278,286 | 17,191 |
| Australia | 159 | 1:169,784 | 17,425 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
The alternate forms: Rüger (7,879), Rùger (1) & Rúger (1) are calculated separately.
Ruger (153) may also be a first name.
Ruger Demographics
Average Ruger Salary in
United States
$42,236 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ruger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruger (Russian: Ругер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Rüger, Rùger or Rúger. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruger? popularity and diffusion
It is the 208,467th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,673,158 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Ruger are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ruger is also the 743,570th most widespread forename internationally, held by 153 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,406 people, or 1 in 257,794. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 17 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Ruger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ruger surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.71% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ruger earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $42,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $50,558 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ruger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruger in the Russian language | ||
| Ругер | ruger | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ruger
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