Ruhlig Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Ruhlig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhlig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
Germany1211:665,33451,734
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Rühlig (28) are calculated separately.

Ruhlig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruhlig is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Rühlig. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ruhlig.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhlig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 758,524th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Ruhlig reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 1,449,836. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 59 percent are found, Illinois, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Ruhlig occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Ruhlig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruhlig surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.72% being registered with the party.

Ruhlig earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning $40,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rühlig9428/
Ruehlig922/
Ruliog8329/
Rholig830/
Roehlig7792/
Rulliog7720/
Rulik73408/
Rolig73233/
Routligh711/
Ruhlicke711/
Raulheig710/
Rauleigh710/
Raulhieg710/
Rauliegh710/
Raulic67244/
Rollig6781/
Roulic6768/
Raulik6738/
Rullik6731/
Rulick6716/
Rüllig6711/
Rihlik6711/
Roelig674/
Hrulik672/
Raulug671/
Rielig671/
Rutleg671/
Roligh670/
Riligh670/

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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 Ruhlig
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