Ruiters Surname

32,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ruiters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruiters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa15,3901:3,520461
Netherlands3571:47,3038,077
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Namibia701:34,4204,994
Canada381:969,62173,252
Belgium371:310,72035,739
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
England251:2,228,72284,230
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ruiters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruiters is found most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruiters? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,915th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 451,661 people. The last name Ruiters is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ruiters reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 15,390 people, or 1 in 3,520. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 45 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 29 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Ruiters occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Ruiters Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ruiters earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning R 156,504 per year; in United States they earn 72.08% more than the national average, earning $74,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.53% less than the national average, earning $42,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruijters93793/
Ruitters931/
Reuiters931/
Riters9252/
Ruters9211/
Rutgers864,180/
Ruyters861,023/
Reuters86822/
Rutters86512/
Ritters86433/
Reiters86184/
Ruthers8697/
Risters8689/
Rihters8663/
Raiters8616/
Ritgers864/
Routers863/
Rueters863/
Rviters863/
Rieters862/
Rhiters862/
Roiters861/
Richters802,746/
Rittgers80714/
Ruttgers8030/
Ruetters8017/
Raisters8010/
Ruethers809/
Reuterås806/
Rietters804/
Reuthers803/
Reutgers803/
Routiers801/
Ruthgers801/
Ruesters801/
Ruetgers801/
Routgers801/
Roters772,982/
Raters77159/
Rüters7794/
Ryters7740/
Reters7726/
Ruķers771/
Rīters771/
Ruettgers75295/
Ruthgeers751/
Routhiers751/
Roeters71750/
Rütters71552/
Rüthers71156/
Rothers71114/
Rathers71108/
Rötters7182/
Rötgers7163/
Rayters7159/
Rethers7144/
Rooters7133/
Retters7125/
Reyters7121/
Rotiers7112/
Rotters7111/
Reitars717/
Rytters716/
Resters714/
Royters714/
Rodters713/
Ratiers712/
Rehters711/
Retiers711/
Ratters710/
Rythers710/
Rottiers672,412/
Röttgers67999/
Retterås6727/
Rethiers6719/
Rytterås6715/
Rechters6714/
Rettgers6711/
Roetters678/
Roysters678/
Raytters672/
Ryttersø672/
Rotrs672/
Rodtiers671/
Rothiers671/
Riethors671/
Raythers671/
Reathers671/
Retthers670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruiters
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