Ruhe Surname
Approximately 5,826 people bear this surname
Ruhe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,497 | 1:32,241 | 4,257 |
| Bangladesh | 1,262 | 1:126,273 | 5,065 |
| United States | 1,236 | 1:293,252 | 27,177 |
| Netherlands | 387 | 1:43,636 | 7,423 |
| Denmark | 71 | 1:79,503 | 7,759 |
| Chile | 62 | 1:284,137 | 8,321 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 229 | 1:219,296 | 18,666 |
The alternate forms: Rühe (619) & Ruhé (33) are calculated separately.
Ruhe (19,054) may also be a first name.
Ruhe Demographics
Ruhe Political Affiliation
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Ruhe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruhe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruhe (Hindi: रूहे, Marathi: रुहे, Oriya: ରୁେହ) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Rühe or Ruhé. For other potential spellings of Ruhe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruhe? popularity and diffusion
Ruhe is the 83,091st most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,250,866 people. The surname Ruhe is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Ruhe live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 39,208th most common first name internationally, borne by 19,054 people.
It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 2,497 people, or 1 in 32,241. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 28 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.
Ruhe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ruhe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruhe last name grew 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ruhe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ruhe last name are 28.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.09% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ruhe earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 29.5% less than the national average, earning 243,975 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% less than the national average, earning $47,939 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rühe | 92 | 619 | / |
| Ruhé | 92 | 33 | / |
| Rauhe | 89 | 578 | / |
| Ruhge | 89 | 139 | / |
| Rouhe | 89 | 57 | / |
| Ruhie | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ruhey | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ruhej | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ruheh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rouhet | 80 | 183 | / |
| Rouher | 80 | 53 | / |
| Rouhee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rouihe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rouhes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rouhey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rouheh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reuher | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reuhie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruhi | 75 | 9,897 | / |
| Reue | 75 | 132 | / |
| Rouhier | 73 | 913 | / |
| Rouhead | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rouhieh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ryouhei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rouhies | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rouhy | 67 | 7,036 | / |
| Rouhi | 67 | 3,140 | / |
| Reuer | 67 | 844 | / |
| Ruhai | 67 | 169 | / |
| Reuhy | 67 | 142 | / |
| Reuet | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ruuhi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Rujha | 67 | 37 | / |
| Rauhi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Rușeț | 67 | 26 | / |
| Rujie | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ruhaa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Reues | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rou'e | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ruhay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rruhi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruhoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruhoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruiye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruhhi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruđer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruhaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruhui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rhuhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rauhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhu'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouïe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rujje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rougheye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauhj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruhij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rheua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rheue | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rauie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reuez | 67 | 0 | / |
Ruhe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruhe in the Marathi language | ||
| रुहे | ruhe | 89.29 |
| रूहे | ruhe | 10.71 |
| Ruhe in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁେହ | rueha | 66.67 |
| ରୁହି | ruhi | 33.33 |
| Ruhe in the Hindi language | ||
| रूहे | ruhe | 62.5 |
| रुहे | ruhe | 31.25 |
| रूही | ruhi | 6.25 |
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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 Ruhe
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