Ruggiero Surname

10,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Ruggiero Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Ruggiero (fame, spear).

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Ruggiero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy35,0891:1,74392
United States13,4361:26,9773,377
Argentina1,8131:23,5761,966
France6921:95,98714,022
Brazil6701:319,51412,304
Canada5851:62,9847,367
Venezuela5091:59,3402,750
England3741:148,97914,256
Australia3471:77,7979,086
Uruguay3131:10,9641,232
Switzerland2851:28,8174,395
Belgium2681:42,8987,008
Spain1881:248,68115,952
Germany1641:490,88742,238
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Peru631:504,51014,225
Colombia541:884,7058,792
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Wales291:106,7088,358
Luxembourg291:20,0194,535
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Austria131:655,03358,041
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Panama41:978,06412,245
Fiji41:223,5982,635
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ruggiero (7,332) may also be a first name.

Ruggiero Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Ruggiero (fame, spear).

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

User-submitted Reference

When Roger the Norman set out to conquer Sicily and the Kingdom of Naples, he brought many mercenary soldiers with him from mostly Germanic places in Europe. No doubt there was also much support staff. The name comes from the German, hrod, meaning 'renown', ger, meaning 'spear' and the suffix, -io, which is a patronymic, or indicative of possession, or belonging to. Some Ruggieroes will be related, but many will not be as no doubt, there were many who acquired the name.

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Ruggiero Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruggiero is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruggiero? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,195th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 131,920 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Ruggiero live; 64 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 64 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 75,253rd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 7,332 people.

It is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 35,089 people, or 1 in 1,743. In Italy it is most common in: Campania, where 53 percent reside, Apulia, where 17 percent reside and Lazio, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Italy it occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Ruggiero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruggiero has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruggiero surname increased 447,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruggiero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruggiero surname are 4.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ruggiero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning €31,674 per year; in Peru they earn 8.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,690 per year; in South Africa they earn 136.5% more than the national average, earning R 562,008 per year; in Colombia they earn 28.88% less than the national average, earning $16,146,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.4% more than the national average, earning $49,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.09% more than the national average, earning $56,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruggierro946/
Reuggiero941/
Rutggiero941/
Ruggero932,476/
Rugiero93761/
Ruggiro9324/
Roggiero88884/
Ruggiera8824/
Ruggireo8818/
Riggiero8811/
Rugierro882/
Ruggerro881/
Rouggero881/
Rugero86256/
Rugiro8639/
D'ruggero821/
Ruggera80128/
Rugeros808/
Rudgero802/
Rutgero801/
Rugiera801/
Ruzziero756/
Roggiera751/
Ruddgero751/
Rugera71467/
Rugira71366/
Rusero71297/
Rucero71181/
Ruziro7119/
Rusiro719/
Rizero715/
Rujero714/
Ruzero714/
Ruciro711/
Rujiro711/
Ruzhero6744/
Riseiro6714/
Riziero675/
Rizeiro674/
Ruzeiro673/
Roucero671/
Rujeros671/
Rhugira671/
Rugerra671/
Rujairo671/

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