Ruhe Surname

83,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Ruhe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4971:32,2414,257
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
United States1,2361:293,25227,177
Netherlands3871:43,6367,423
Denmark711:79,5037,759
Chile621:284,1378,321
Canada531:695,20056,020
Australia351:771,30649,759
England321:1,741,18971,393
India241:31,961,058386,265
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Norway71:734,61250,907
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:219,29618,666

The alternate forms: Rühe (619) & Ruhé (33) are calculated separately.

Ruhe (19,054) may also be a first name.

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 borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Rühe or Ruhé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruhe is the 83,091st most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,250,866 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Ruhe reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Ruhe is also the 39,208th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 19,054 people.

The last name Ruhe is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,497 people, or 1 in 32,241. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 28 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 9 percent live. Barring Germany Ruhe is found 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruhe surname expanded 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruhe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruhe surname are 28.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.09% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rühe92619/
Ruhé9233/
Rauhe89578/
Ruhge89139/
Rouhe8957/
Ruhie893/
Ruhey893/
Ruhej891/
Ruheh891/
Rouhet80183/
Rouher8053/
Rouhee802/
Rouihe801/
Rouhes801/
Rouhey801/
Rouheh801/
Reuher801/
Reuhie801/
Ruhi759,897/
Reue75132/
Rouhier73913/
Rouhead735/
Rouhieh732/
Ryouhei731/
Rouhies730/
Rouhy677,036/
Rouhi673,140/
Reuer67844/
Ruhai67169/
Reuhy67142/
Reuet6779/
Ruuhi6739/
Rujha6737/
Rauhi6726/
Rușeț6726/
Rujie6717/
Ruhaa6712/
Reues6710/
Rou'e676/
Ruhay676/
Rruhi675/
Ruhoy675/
Ruhoi674/
Ruiye674/
Ruhhi673/
Ruđer672/
Ruhaj672/
Ruhui672/
Rhuhi672/
Rauhy671/
Rhu'e671/
Rouih671/
Rouyh671/
Rauyh671/
Rouïe671/
Rujje671/
Ruues671/
Rougheye671/
Rauhj671/
Ruhij671/
Rheua671/
Rheue670/
Rauie670/
Reuez670/

Ruhe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruhe in the Marathi language
रुहेruhe89.29
रूहेruhe10.71
Ruhe in the Oriya language
ରୁେହrueha66.67
ରୁହିruhi33.33
Ruhe in the Hindi language
रूहेruhe62.5
रुहेruhe31.25
रूहीruhi6.25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruhe
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