Ruijter Surname
Approximately 1,537 people bear this surname
Ruijter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,473 | 1:11,464 | 1,606 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Ruijter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruijter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruijter is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruijter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 256,490th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,741,409 people. Ruijter is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Ruijter live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Ruijter is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,473 people, or 1 in 11,464. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 44 percent reside, South Holland, where 13 percent reside and Utrecht, where 10 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
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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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