Ruter Surname

355,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Ruter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7521:481,99340,795
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
France511:1,302,406132,002
Slovenia481:51,8278,472
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:219,29618,666

The alternate forms: Rüter (5,812) are calculated separately.

Ruter (127) may also be a first name.

Ruter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruter (Russian: Рутер) is found most in The United States. It can be found as: Rüter. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 355,394th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,123,701 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Ruter are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 825,494th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 127 people.

The surname Ruter is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 752 people, or 1 in 481,993. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 25 percent live, Ohio, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 6 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Ruter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruter surname grew 328 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruter last name are 31.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.47% being registered to vote for the party.

Ruter earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.72% more than the national average, earning $44,754 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüter935,812/
Reuter9164,901/
Rutter9123,541/
Ruiter919,872/
Rauter915,091/
Ruster912,145/
Rueter912,130/
Rutere911,878/
Ruther911,740/
Ruyter911,170/
Ruhter91391/
Rutger91185/
Router91129/
Rutert91105/
Rhuter917/
Rguter913/
Rutier912/
Ruuter911/
Rute891,736/
Reuther839,199/
Reutter835,189/
Routier834,507/
Ruijter831,537/
Ruether83977/
Rautert83383/
Rouster83157/
Reuster83106/
Ruetter83100/
Rautter8381/
Rauther8380/
Ruteere8379/
Ruttert8378/
Ruehter8375/
Ruitter8362/
Reudter8350/
Ruttger8346/
Ruthert8334/
Routher8320/
Rautier8316/
Reuterh8315/
Rauster838/
Ruchter837/
Rutther836/
Ruthier835/
Rheuter834/
Rutherd833/
Ruither833/
Reutere832/
Ruhther832/
Ruiteir832/
Rreuter831/
Ruiterr831/
Reuterr831/
Reuteur831/
Reutier831/
Rautehr831/
Russter831/
Rauterd831/
Rautere831/
Routter831/
Ruitere831/
Ruttere831/
Ruister830/
Rusther830/
Ruttier830/
Ruthe801,985/
Riter801,977/
Roter801,704/
Rutte801,409/
Ruste801,198/
Raute80666/
Route80524/
Rutes80254/
Reute80105/
Ruite8089/
Rutge8035/
Ruteh8027/
Rutea8025/
Rutei8012/
Rutep808/
Ruted805/
Rutre804/
Rutet803/
Rutee803/
Ruhte801/
Rutie801/
Ruute801/
Rutey800/
Rhute800/
Routhier774,967/
Routtier77111/
Routheir773/
Rautther773/
Rauthier773/
Rouhtier771/
Rutheart771/
Rhuytter771/
Ruteytrt771/
Reuttger770/
Ritter73127,390/
Rother7322,288/
Rotter7314,637/
Rüther735,833/
Ruthes731,701/
Rütter731,010/
Rihter73974/
Rieter73523/
Routhe73354/
Routet73289/
Routte73259/
Rusted73231/
Rautre73210/
Rauthe73210/
Rither73195/
Rotier73153/
Reuthe73110/
Rauted73106/
Rahute7392/
Roeter7386/
Ruchte7385/
Ruthie7384/
Rautee7350/
Rustea7347/
Rühter7342/
Routie7338/
Rooter7333/
Rautte7328/
Rauste7326/
Ruttes7321/
Ruthér7321/
Ruttge7318/
Rouste7316/
Ruthey7314/
Ruttee7313/
Rustøe7311/
Ritier739/
Rutthe738/
Rustey738/
Ruttie736/
Rugyte735/
Reuste734/
Rhoter733/
Rustee733/
Rutesh733/
Routre733/
Rhiter733/
Rodter733/
Routeh733/
Rustei733/
Rautie732/
Routee732/
Routey732/
Reutes732/
Reutte732/
Ruthez732/
Ruttey731/
Ruthea731/
Routea731/
Ruthee731/
Ruthei731/
Ruthir731/
Rutire731/
Rautei731/
Reutea731/
Reutet731/
Reutre731/
Rūtere731/
Routei731/
Routge731/
Ruites731/
Ruitte731/
Rujtes731/
Ruttet731/
Ruteas731/
Ruteea731/
Ruitie731/
Ruithe731/
Rustes731/
Rusthe731/
Reutei731/
Rhutes730/
Routes730/
Reutir730/
Ridter730/
Ruthje730/
Roteer730/
Reutie730/
Rutterová7142/
Reuterová7110/
Rutaheire711/
Ruta6720,984/
Rote678,484/
Rottier672,602/
Ruti672,540/
Roether67761/
Riether67721/
Ruty67463/
Rothier67408/
Roetter67264/
Rietter67108/
Riedter6724/
Hritier6720/
Rotther6714/
Ritterr679/
Rustedt679/
Rüte679/
Rittter678/
Raute'e677/
Rithter675/
Rittier675/
Rutthet674/
Hritter673/
Roedter673/
Ruté673/
Rushteh673/
Rushtei673/
Routhie672/
Ruigyte672/
Routhey671/
Routhee671/
Rustets671/
Reuthes671/
Hrustea671/
Hrustes671/
Riehter671/
Rhitter671/
Rithier671/
Rauttes671/
Routtet671/
Ruijtes671/
Ruute'e671/
Ruștior671/
Reutech671/
Hrieter670/
Rootear670/
Rustead670/
Ritteer670/
Rruttie670/
Ruttest670/
Ritteur670/
Rausted670/
Rauthre670/

Ruter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruter in the Russian language
Рутерruter-

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