Ruhz Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ruhz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ruhz Last Name Facts

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

Ruhz occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruhz is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Ruhz live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany it is most common in: Hamburg, where 88 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent are found. Not including Germany Ruhz occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent are found and Thailand, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhtz8978/
Ruthz8910/
Ruz8627,547/
Rushtz801/
Ruchzz800/
Ruchtz800/
Ruiz752,755,967/
Ruch7514,753/
Rutz7512,552/
Rouz75970/
Rucz75291/
Hruz75269/
Rudz75226/
Ruyz75172/
Ruzh75127/
Rauz7599/
Ruìz7544/
Ruzz7532/
Ruzs7513/
Reuz7511/
Rhuz759/
Rujz752/
Ruhc751/
Ruýz751/
Ruîz751/
Rauch6749,483/
Rouch673,924/
Ruche671,607/
Ruths67773/
Rutch67260/
Reutz67141/
Ruchs67112/
Rautz67108/
Ruich6797/
Hrouz6757/
Rutze6745/
Ruitz6733/
Hrudz6719/
Ruutz6719/
Rouzz6718/
Ruscz6713/
Routz6710/
Ruizz6710/
Rauzs6710/
Reuch679/
Hruch678/
Ruizs677/
Rühtz676/
Rutsh674/
Rhuiz674/
Ruëtz673/
Roudz673/
Rucsh672/
Ruchh672/
Rudzh671/
D'Ruz671/
Rruiz671/
Ruyzs671/
Hrauz671/
Rudzs671/
Rudtz671/
Ruzci671/
Ruizh671/
Rutzs671/
Rudch671/
Rauzh671/
Hruzh671/
Raudz671/
Rheuz670/
Hrutz670/

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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 Ruhz
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