Rutgersen Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rutgersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutgersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway251:205,69123,411
United States71:51,779,848968,877

Rutgersen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rutgersen is most common in Norway. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutgersen? popularity and diffusion

Rutgersen is the 3,485,539th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Rutgersen reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 205,691. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 48 percent reside, Western Norway, where 48 percent reside and Central Norway, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway Rutgersen occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Rutgersen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rutgersen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning 371,414 kr per year and in United States they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning $61,188 USD per year.

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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 Rutgersen
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