Ruhek Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Ruhek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ruhek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

Ruhek Last Name Facts

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

Ruhek is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ruhek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ruhek are found; 91 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 136,407. In Croatia Ruhek is most frequent in: Međimurje County, where 58 percent live and Brod-Posavina County, where 42 percent live. Barring Croatia it is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruheke911/
Ruek8957/
Rueck80480/
Rouek8020/
Ruekt801/
Ruecke736/
Rueske736/
Roueck733/
Ruedke732/
Roueke731/
Ruik6785/
Ruec678/
Rueg673/
Rvek671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ruhek
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