Ruoff Surname

88,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ruoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,5111:22,9293,034
United States1,5941:227,39021,965
Switzerland1121:73,3308,666
England501:1,114,36153,243
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Austria121:709,62061,025
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
France41:16,605,680368,153
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

Ruoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruoff (Russian: Руофф) occurs most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ruoff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruoff is the 88,252nd most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,338,638 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ruoff are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,511 people, or 1 in 22,929. In Germany Ruoff is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 83 percent are found, Bavaria, where 6 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.

Ruoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruoff last name rose 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruoff last name are 12.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Ruoff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.25% more than the national average, earning 402,331 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $52,077 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhoff911,284/
Ruohff911/
Ruoffs910/
Roff897,689/
Ruof89789/
Rouhoff8341/
Rhuhoff830/
Rauff804,128/
Roffe802,592/
Rouff80825/
Rooff80503/
Reuff80154/
Ruhof8055/
Roiff8055/
Ruaff806/
Rgoff803/
Ruoft802/
Rowff801/
Ruofe801/
Rotff801/
Roffs800/
Hroff800/
Royff800/
Rof752,192/
Rouhof73196/
Rouffe73110/
Royffe73106/
Roiffe7364/
Rheuff7316/
Roufft7310/
Ruhaff731/
Rauvff731/
Rauffe730/
Rauf67225,401/
Rouf6758,588/
Roof678,474/
Raff675,010/
Rofe672,011/
Rowf671,150/
Roif67523/
Ruaf67244/
Roft6786/
Royf6747/
Hrof6729/
Reuf6721/
Rohf6715/
Rotf6715/
Ruob6713/
Rosf679/
Rhof678/
Rbof675/
Rojf675/
Ropf673/
Rofs673/
Rofh673/
Rovf671/
Ruow671/
Rofp671/
Rgof671/
Rauffff671/
Rvof671/
Rodf670/
Rouhoof670/

Ruoff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruoff in the Russian language
Руоффruoff-

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Footnotes

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