Ruhling Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ruhling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3551:1,021,01175,157
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
France161:4,151,420237,746
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

The alternate forms: Rühling (1,248) are calculated separately.

Ruhling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruhling is found most in The United States. It may also be found as: Rühling. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhling? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruhling is the 671,677th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Ruhling live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 1,021,011. In The United States Ruhling is mostly found in: Maryland, where 19 percent are found, Missouri, where 17 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Ruhling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ruhling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruhling last name rose 696 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruhling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruhling surname are 7.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ruhling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.98% more than the national average, earning R 387,300 per year and in United States they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $43,777 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rühling951,248/
Ruehling93391/
Rouhling9365/
Ruthling9313/
Reuhling931/
Ruling9284/
Ruithling880/
Rusling861,270/
Reuling861,010/
Ruiling8634/
Rutling8632/
Ruyling8625/
Rueling8625/
Rouling8616/
Rulling865/
Rauling863/
Rholing863/
Rhuling862/
Rulhing862/
Ruhllng861/
Roulling80192/
Riehling80105/
Reulings8068/
Ruijling8033/
Raulings8017/
Reutling8010/
Roulings803/
Ruttling802/
Rutlings800/
Rhulings800/
Roling773,927/
Riling77626/
Rüling7750/
Ruleng7714/
Rolling713,096/
Roeling71534/
Rieling71234/
Reulink71210/
Rülling7156/
Rooling718/
Rilingk711/
Rauleng711/
Roelling6737/
Roolling671/

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Ruhling Reference & Research

Röhling DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Röhling FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Ruhling
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