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Where Does The Last Name Ruth Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ruth (Hindi: रूथ, Marathi: रुथ, Oriya: ରୁଥ, Tibetan: རུད་) is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant: Růth or Rúth. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruth? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Ruth is the 9,548^th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 122,934 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Ruth live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ruth is also the 133^rd most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 3,343,758 people.

The surname Ruth is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 20,910 people, or 1 in 17,334. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 130 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 12 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Ruth Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ruth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruth surname rose 496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 106 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruth Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (84%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ruth last name are 17.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Ruth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 205.68% more than the national average, earning 1,057,900 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.23% more than the national average, earning R 428,292 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.52% less than the national average, earning $18,043,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $42,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% less than the national average, earning $48,878 CAD per year.