Ruhr Surname

389,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ruhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3531:228,06125,422
United States3041:1,192,29984,979
Canada981:375,97533,576
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
France201:3,321,136213,627
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Ruhr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruhr is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruhr is the 389,749th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,017,102 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Ruhr reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 353 people, or 1 in 228,061. In Germany Ruhr is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent reside and Hesse, where 16 percent reside. Besides Germany Ruhr is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Ruhr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruhr surname are 2.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Ruhr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 78.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,582 per year; in United States they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning $48,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.24% more than the national average, earning $55,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruthr891/
Rouhr891/
Rur86241/
Rhor75218/
Raur75172/
Rour7598/
Rure7597/
Reur7594/
Ruir7534/
Róhr7531/
Rurr7518/
Rurt757/
Rurd755/
Rurz754/
Rusr752/
Rutr751/
Rurh751/
Ruyr751/
Rgur751/
Hrur751/
Rouhier73913/
Ruhrová731/
Roure675,943/
Reure67574/
Rouyr67194/
Rahur67193/
Raure6741/
Rgujr6724/
Rhoer6720/
Raurt6716/
Rautr6716/
Rhour6710/
Rourt6710/
Rourh677/
Rhaur674/
Ruire673/
Routr673/
Reutr672/
Rujre672/
Rgaur672/
Rourd672/
Raurh671/
Ruure671/
Rusre671/
Rzurr671/
Rurre671/
Rohur670/
Rhorr670/
Ruttr670/
Rhurd670/

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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 Ruhr
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