Ruiter Surname
Approximately 9,872 people bear this surname
Ruiter Surname User-submission:
The surname Ruiter means 'rider' (rider on a horse).
Ruiter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 6,195 | 1:2,726 | 202 |
| United States | 1,076 | 1:336,858 | 30,388 |
| South Africa | 1,063 | 1:50,967 | 6,467 |
| Canada | 332 | 1:110,981 | 11,875 |
| Germany | 271 | 1:297,068 | 30,611 |
| Israel | 222 | 1:38,548 | 5,284 |
| Namibia | 217 | 1:11,103 | 2,090 |
| Austria | 95 | 1:89,636 | 13,202 |
| Australia | 78 | 1:346,099 | 29,260 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62 | 1:809,979 | 50,387 |
Ruiter (1,285) may also be a first name.
Ruiter Surname Meaning
Ruiter Demographics
Average Ruiter Salary in
United States
$45,356 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ruiter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruiter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruiter occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruiter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 51,883rd most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 738,204 people. The last name Ruiter is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Ruiter live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. Ruiter is also the 219,865th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 1,285 people.
Ruiter is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 6,195 people, or 1 in 2,726. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 27 percent live, Gelderland, where 14 percent live and Overijssel, where 14 percent live. Barring The Netherlands Ruiter occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.
Ruiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ruiter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruiter surname expanded 1,735 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ruiter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ruiter last name are 32.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.46% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ruiter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.18% less than the national average, earning 279,715 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.86% less than the national average, earning R 135,792 per year; in United States they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $45,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.72% more than the national average, earning $57,991 CAD per year.
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