Ruhter Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

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

Ruhter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3851:941,45270,347
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Rühter (42) are calculated separately.

Ruhter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruhter is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Rühter. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 738,530th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Ruhter live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Ruhter is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 941,452. In The United States it is primarily found in: Idaho, where 24 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Minnesota, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Ruhter occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Ruhter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruhter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruhter surname rose 2,139 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruhter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruhter last name are 29.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.79% registered to vote for the political party.

Ruhter earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning $43,303 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rühter9442/
Ruehter9275/
Ruchter927/
Ruhther922/
Ruter911,023/
Rouhtier861/
Reuter8364,901/
Rutter8323,541/
Ruiter839,872/
Rauter835,091/
Ruster832,145/
Rueter832,130/
Rutere831,878/
Ruther831,740/
Ruyter831,170/
Rihter83974/
Rutger83185/
Router83129/
Rutert83105/
Rhuter837/
Rhoter833/
Rguter833/
Rhiter833/
Rutier832/
Ruuter831/
Reuther779,199/
Reutter775,189/
Routier774,507/
Ruijter771,537/
Ruether77977/
Rautert77383/
Rouster77157/
Reuster77106/
Ruetter77100/
Rautter7781/
Rauther7780/
Ruteere7779/
Ruttert7778/
Ruitter7762/
Reudter7750/
Ruttger7746/
Ruthert7734/
Routher7720/
Rautier7716/
Reuterh7715/
Rauster778/
Rutther776/
Ruthier775/
Rithter775/
Rheuter774/
Rutherd773/
Ruither773/
Reutere772/
Ruiteir772/
Rreuter771/
Ruiterr771/
Reuterr771/
Reuteur771/
Reutier771/
Rautehr771/
Russter771/
Riehter771/
Rhitter771/
Rauterd771/
Rautere771/
Routter771/
Ruitere771/
Ruttere771/
Ruister770/
Rusther770/
Ruttier770/
Rüter735,812/
Riter731,977/
Roter731,704/
Rutre734/
Routhier714,967/
Routtier71111/
Routheir713/
Rautther713/
Rauthier713/
Roehther711/
Rhuytter711/
Ruteytrt711/
Reuttger710/
Ritter67127,390/
Rother6722,288/
Rotter6714,637/
Rüther675,833/
Rütter671,010/
Rieter67523/
Rautre67210/
Rither67195/
Rotier67153/
Roeter6786/
Rutterová6742/
Rooter6733/
Ruthér6721/
Reuterová6710/
Ritier679/
Routre673/
Rodter673/
Ruthir671/
Rutire671/
Reutre671/
Rūtere671/
Rutaheire671/
Reutir670/
Ridter670/
Roteer670/

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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
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  • 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 Ruhter
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