Ruta Surname
Approximately 20,984 people bear this surname
Ruta Surname User-submission:
The earliest known mention of this surname is in the Abbey of Farfa near Rome, which mentions Johannes de Ruta in a notary deed from the year 1022.
The surname refers to the plant ruta (in English: rue).
Ruta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3,966 | 1:15,420 | 2,550 |
| Poland | 3,787 | 1:10,037 | 1,397 |
| Rwanda | 2,791 | 1:4,072 | 1,005 |
| Philippines | 2,525 | 1:40,094 | 6,276 |
| Tanzania | 1,745 | 1:30,339 | 3,609 |
| Romania | 1,130 | 1:17,768 | 2,294 |
| United States | 1,060 | 1:341,942 | 30,775 |
| India | 689 | 1:1,113,302 | 45,619 |
| DR Congo | 356 | 1:207,527 | 20,581 |
| Indonesia | 332 | 1:398,341 | 33,813 |
| Canada | 312 | 1:118,095 | 12,481 |
| Argentina | 282 | 1:151,572 | 12,809 |
| Ukraine | 246 | 1:185,052 | 25,250 |
| Czechia | 231 | 1:46,032 | 7,660 |
| Germany | 222 | 1:362,637 | 34,736 |
| Russia | 139 | 1:1,036,857 | 79,143 |
| England | 114 | 1:488,755 | 31,416 |
| France | 103 | 1:644,881 | 83,663 |
| Spain | 76 | 1:615,158 | 28,427 |
| Israel | 76 | 1:112,600 | 12,624 |
| Brazil | 69 | 1:3,102,527 | 89,979 |
| Uganda | 65 | 1:600,604 | 31,967 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Belarus | 55 | 1:172,747 | 22,906 |
| French Polynesia | 55 | 1:5,106 | 1,145 |
| Venezuela | 51 | 1:592,237 | 10,648 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Albania | 12 | 1:242,838 | 14,515 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Cook Islands | 7 | 1:2,597 | 656 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Růta (52), Rūta (9) & Rúta (1) are calculated separately.
Ruta (21,769) may also be a first name.
Ruta Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The earliest known mention of this surname is in the Abbey of Farfa near Rome, which mentions Johannes de Ruta in a notary deed from the year 1022.
The surname refers to the plant ruta (in English: rue).
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Average Ruta Salary in
United States
$50,626 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ruta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruta (Arabic: روطا, Georgian: რუტა, Hindi: रूता, Marathi: रुता, Oriya: ରୁତ, Russian: Рута) is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Růta, Rūta or Rúta. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruta? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 25,667th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 347,291 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Ruta reside; 26 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 22 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ruta is also the 35,488th most common first name throughout the world, held by 21,769 people.
The surname Ruta is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 3,966 people, or 1 in 15,420. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Sicily, where 44 percent reside, Apulia, where 20 percent reside and Lazio, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Italy Ruta is found in 85 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 18 percent reside and Rwanda, where 13 percent reside.
Ruta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ruta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruta surname grew 6,625 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ruta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (50%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus, Muslim (75%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Ruta last name are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.17% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ruta earn in different countries varies marginally. In Italy they earn 12.58% more than the national average, earning €33,809 per year; in United States they earn 17.33% more than the national average, earning $50,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.1% more than the national average, earning $56,192 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ruta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruta in the Marathi language | ||
| रुता | ruta | 85.64 |
| रूता | ruta | 12.23 |
| ऋुता | ruta | 1.06 |
| रुटा | ruta | 0.8 |
| रूटा | ruta | 0.27 |
| Ruta in the Georgian language | ||
| რუტა | ruta | 66.67 |
| რუთა | ruta | 33.33 |
| Ruta in the Hindi language | ||
| रूता | ruta | 66.67 |
| रुता | ruta | 27.78 |
| रोता | rota | 5.56 |
| Ruta in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁତ | ruta | 48.15 |
| ରୁତା | ruta | 34.57 |
| ଋତ | rta | 7.41 |
| ରୂତ | ruta | 3.7 |
| ଭୂତ | bhuta | 1.23 |
| ରୂତା | ruta | 1.23 |
| ରୁପ | rupa | 1.23 |
| Ruta in the Russian language | ||
| Рута | ruta | - |
| Ruta in the Arabic language | ||
| روطا | rwta | - |
| روتا | rwta | - |
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