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Where Does The Last Name Ruks Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ruks (Marathi: रुक्स, Russian: Рукс) is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruks? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 493,410^th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,876,934 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Ruks reside; 34 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 30 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,775,424^th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname Ruks is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 186,317. Outside of Poland it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Latvia, where 14 percent reside.

Ruks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ruks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruks last name grew 750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruks Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ruks surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Ruks earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.44% less than the national average, earning $33,898 USD per year.