Ruthenberg Surname

222,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ruthenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruthenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7201:111,81313,769
United States5411:669,98053,416
Australia2931:92,13510,536
South Africa1361:398,36535,171
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England131:4,286,005132,302
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
France101:6,642,272293,169
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

The alternate forms: Rüthenberg (10) are calculated separately.

Ruthenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruthenberg is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms: Rüthenberg. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruthenberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruthenberg is the 222,789th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,984,443 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Ruthenberg reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 720 people, or 1 in 111,813. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 23 percent live, Brandenburg, where 17 percent live and Berlin, where 17 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Ruthenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruthenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruthenberg last name rose 1,061 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruthenberg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ruthenberg are 12.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Ruthenberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.45% less than the national average, earning 271,857 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.57% more than the national average, earning R 426,720 per year; in United States they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $45,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $50,746 CAD 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
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