Ruhrs Surname
4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany
Ruhrs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
The alternate forms: Rührs (2) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rührs | 93 | 2 | / |
| Rurs | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ruers | 80 | 182 | / |
| Rours | 80 | 75 | / |
| Reurs | 80 | 64 | / |
| Ruurs | 80 | 62 | / |
| Rhors | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rurss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rurse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rurrs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rihrs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Raurs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Roehrs | 73 | 1,421 | / |
| Rursch | 73 | 94 | / |
| Rourss | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rourse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rhurst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rirs | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rors | 67 | 8 | / |
| Roers | 60 | 507 | / |
| Riers | 60 | 32 | / |
| Rurch | 60 | 0 | / |
| Roors | 60 | 0 | / |
| Rorrs | 60 | 0 | / |
| Rirsch | 55 | 106 | / |
| Rorsch | 55 | 18 | / |
| Rürsch | 55 | 9 | / |
| Raurch | 55 | 1 | / |
| Rourch | 55 | 1 | / |
| Rource | 55 | 0 | / |
| Roersch | 50 | 128 | / |
| Riersch | 50 | 9 | / |
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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 Ruhrs
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis