Rulek Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Rulek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rulek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia461:91,92615,142
Hungary111:892,38945,166
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Rulek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rulek occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rulek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Rulek reside; 74 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Croatia, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 91,926. In Croatia Rulek is most numerous in: Zagreb County, where 59 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 35 percent are found and Zadar County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Croatia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roulek910/
Reuleke8396/
Rolek801,297/
Rulik80408/
Rulík80224/
Rulyk80176/
Rulec8095/
Rilek8012/
Reulecke77416/
Rulekova773/
Rollek7346/
Raulik7338/
Rullik7331/
Rulick7316/
Hrulyk739/
Raulyk736/
Hrulik732/
Roulex731/
Rutleg731/
Roulec731/
Rautlekht719/
Rulkova67311/
Raulick6721/
Rauleac675/
Rulykke672/
Rouleax671/
Rullick671/
Rulicke670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rulek
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