Where Does The Last Name Ruhrig Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ruhrig is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Rührig. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhrig? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,551,568^th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Ruhrig are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 638,932. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent are found. Beside Germany Ruhrig exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Ruhrig Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ruhrig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruhrig last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.