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

The last name Rugers (Russian: Ругерс) is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,573,888th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Rugers live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 194,105. In The Netherlands Rugers is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 41 percent are found, South Holland, where 31 percent are found and North Brabant, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Rugers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rugers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rugers last name fell 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 with the Democratic Party 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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  • 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 Rugers
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