Ruthnum Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Ruthnum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruthnum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Mauritius91:143,7138,076
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ruthnum (17) may also be a first name.

Ruthnum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruthnum is found most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruthnum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruthnum is the 1,343,156th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Ruthnum are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 17 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 515,978. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 70 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Western Cape, where 9 percent live. Beside South Africa Ruthnum is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Ruthnum Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ruthnum earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 75.18% more than the national average, earning R 416,304 per year and in Canada they earn 42.25% more than the national average, earning $70,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutnum922/
Rithnum862/
Runum836/
Rumnum77307/
Ritnum77144/
Rotnum7769/
Runnum774/
Runom67130/
Runun6752/
Ronum676/
Rungun62287/
Runung6273/
Rotnom6233/
Rotnun6210/
Rusnun628/
Runhun627/
Ruinun625/
Runnun625/
Rutnon623/
Rounun621/
Roonnum574/
Runnung572/
Rhunhun571/
Raunnun570/
Ronom50102/
Runon508/
Raungnaun501/
Ronun501/

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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 Ruthnum
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