Ruijters Surname

433,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ruijters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruijters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7461:22,6373,631
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ruijters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruijters is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruijters? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 433,610th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,189,844 people. Ruijters occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Ruijters live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ruijters is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 746 people, or 1 in 22,637. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Limburg, where 55 percent reside, South Holland, where 14 percent reside and North Brabant, where 13 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Ruijters Last Name Statistics demography

Ruijters earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning $40,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruiters9316,135/
Ruitters881/
Reuiters881/
Riters8652/
Ruters8611/
Rutgers804,180/
Ruyters801,023/
Reuters80822/
Rutters80512/
Ritters80433/
Reiters80184/
Ruthers8097/
Risters8089/
Rihters8063/
Raiters8016/
Ritgers804/
Routers803/
Rueters803/
Rieters802/
Rhiters802/
Ricters801/
Roiters801/
Richters752,746/
Rittgers75714/
Ruttgers7530/
Ruetters7517/
Raisters7510/
Ruethers759/
Rikhters756/
Reuterås756/
Rietters754/
Reutgers753/
Reuthers753/
Ruthgers751/
Ruetgers751/
Routgers751/
Routiers751/
Roters712,982/
Ruettgers71295/
Rüters7194/
Ryters7140/
Reters7126/
Ruķers711/
Rīters711/
Routhiers711/
Ruthgeers711/
Roeters67750/
Rütters67552/
Rüthers67156/
Rothers67114/
Rayters6759/
Rethers6744/
Rooters6733/
Retters6725/
Reyters6721/
Rotiers6712/
Rotters6711/
Reitars677/
Rytters676/
Resters674/
Royters674/
Rodters673/
Retiers671/
Rehters671/
Rythers670/

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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
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  • 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 Ruijters
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