Rugers Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rugers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Rugers Last Name Facts

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

Rugers (Russian: Ругерс) is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,573,888th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Rugers live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rugers is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 194,105. In The Netherlands Rugers is most common in: Gelderland, where 41 percent reside, South Holland, where 31 percent reside and North Brabant, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Rugers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rugers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rugers surname contracted 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rugers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rugers surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Rugers earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.74% more than the national average, earning $55,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutgers924,180/
Rudgers92246/
Ruygers9251/
Ruggers9225/
Rougers925/
Raugers921/
Rugiers920/
Ruijgers86127/
Ruggiers8642/
Rougiers8639/
Ruttgers8630/
Reutgers863/
Routgers861/
Ruthgers861/
Roudgers860/
Rogers83572,436/
Rigers8325/
Rógers831/
Ruzers831/
Rogiers774,514/
Riggers77957/
Roggers77177/
Riegers77111/
Rütgers7790/
Rogerss7716/
Roogers7711/
Roegers779/
Rogerrs778/
Roger's776/
Rogersj774/
Rogeers774/
Rrogers774/
Rogersz772/
Rhogers771/
Rausers771/
Rigiers771/
Ruggars771/
Ruchers770/
Rüttgers711,894/
Roegiers711,381/
Rouziers7111/
Rooggers713/
D'Rogers712/
Rousiers711/
Rogheers711/
Ruddjers711/
Rroggers710/
Rootgers710/
Rieggers710/
Rozers678/
Rigors672/
Rogirs671/

Rugers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rugers in the Russian language
Ругерсrugers-

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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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  • 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 Rugers
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