Ruhlander Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ruhlander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhlander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Ruhländer (20), Rühlander (3) & Rühländer (35) are calculated separately.

Ruhlander Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruhlander is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Ruhländer, Rühlander or Rühländer. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhlander? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruhlander is the 1,943,350th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Ruhlander reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States Ruhlander is most frequent in: Illinois, where 30 percent reside, Indiana, where 20 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Ruhlander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruhlander has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruhlander last name rose 512 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruhlander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ruhlander are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Ruhlander earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.16% more than the national average, earning $50,553 USD per year.

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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 Ruhlander
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