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
Average Ruhe Salary in
United States
$45,434 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 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
| 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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