Ruher Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Ruher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
France321:2,075,710171,237
Ukraine311:1,468,474118,175
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ruher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruher is found most in Brazil. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,441,361st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Ruher are found; 57 percent are found in South America and 57 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Ruher is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 2,518,522. In Brazil Ruher is primarily concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 89 percent live, Paraná, where 6 percent live and São Paulo, where 5 percent live. Beside Brazil Ruher exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 21 percent live and Ukraine, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhier91216/
Rueher91154/
Ruhere91148/
Rouher9153/
Rauher9118/
Reuher911/
Rouhier83913/
Rauherz8332/
Rauhert830/
Reuer80844/
Riher8064/
Ruđer802/
Rueer801/
Rouhiere771/
Ruijer73102/
Rieher737/
Ruhire733/
Reuetr731/
Reuert731/
Rauier731/
Rouier730/
Ruhaire671/
Rüer671/
Ruigger670/
Rouyr60194/
Roeer609/
Riihr605/
Rouir602/
Rúger601/
Rùger601/
Róier601/
Rieer600/
Rooer600/
Rouire55418/
Rouyre55261/
Rauire551/
Rouère551/
Roeeer551/
Rouyrre5068/
Rouaire5015/
Rooijer5011/
Rouyère506/
Rouayre505/

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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 Ruher
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