Ruijgers Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Ruijgers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 126 | 1:134,025 | 20,684 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Ruijgers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruijgers Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruijgers is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruijgers? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,596,935th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ruijgers live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 134,025. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 50 percent are found, Utrecht, where 11 percent are found and Overijssel, where 9 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands Ruijgers occurs in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent are found.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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