Ruthig Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Ruthig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruthig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Canada431:856,87466,382
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ruthig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruthig is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ruthig.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruthig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruthig is the 1,041,601st most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Ruthig are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 2,002,536. In The United States Ruthig is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 48 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Ruthig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ruthig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruthig surname expanded 4,525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruthig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruthig surname are 21.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Ruthig earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $45,426 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning $47,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutig9145/
Ruttig83122/
Rothig8360/
Ruteig8313/
Rustig833/
Ruthik831/
Ruthic831/
Rithig830/
Reutig830/
Roethig77169/
Riethig7794/
Hruthik771/
Rutik7324/
Ruteg7321/
Rutic7321/
Ritig7320/
Rotig7311/
Rutiq733/
Rütig731/
Rittig67373/
Rietig67309/
Rottig6777/
Rithik6715/
Rutick674/
Rautik673/
Rothik671/
Ruitic671/
Ruttik671/
Reutik671/
Rotheg671/
Rutteg670/
Roetig670/

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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 Ruthig
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