Ruhnow Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ruhnow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhnow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3221:250,01727,129
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ruhnow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruhnow occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhnow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 660,498th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Ruhnow are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Ruhnow is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 250,017. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent are found, Saxony, where 29 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found. Beside Germany Ruhnow is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Ruhnow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruhnow last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Ruhnow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning $45,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runow91371/
Rhinow83460/
Raunow8310/
Ruunow831/
Runhow831/
Ruhnowová801/
Reusnow7733/
Riehnow7711/
Ruhynov774/
Runov732,452/
Rinow73176/
Ronow7311/
Rünow735/
Runof735/
Runaw731/
Ruhynova714/
Runova672,623/
Reunov67908/
Ronnow67283/
Rienow67218/
Rusnov67178/
Runnov6766/
Ruinov6722/
Hrunov6721/
Ruynov6712/
Rugnov6710/
Ruenov678/
Raunov674/
Rounov674/
Rutnov674/
Rumnov672/
Runhof672/
Roonow672/
Rihnov672/
Runaws671/
Rungov671/
Runoff671/
Rhinof671/

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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
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  • 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 Ruhnow
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