Ruths Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Finland

Ruths Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruths Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3041:704,19225,854
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Germany1971:408,65737,472
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Finland141:392,62226,475
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Ruths (1,786) may also be a first name.

Ruths Last Name Facts

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

Ruths is most common in Brazil. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ruths.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruths? popularity and diffusion

Ruths is the 442,270th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Ruths live; 41 percent live in South America and 39 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 181,002nd most commonly held given name on earth, held by 1,786 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 704,192. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Paraná, where 76 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 12 percent live and São Paulo, where 8 percent live. Barring Brazil Ruths is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 25 percent live.

Ruths Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruths has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruths last name expanded 290 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruths Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruths surname are 33.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.36% being registered to vote for the party.

Ruths earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.05% less than the national average, earning $36,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutths911/
Ruthse911/
Ruts891,403/
Ruthsch8338/
Roths80586/
Rutts80501/
Rutch80260/
Hruts80177/
Routs80135/
Ruyts80126/
Ruchs80112/
Reuts8059/
Rutse8031/
Rauts8024/
Ruthz8010/
Rusts807/
Rutsh804/
Ruits802/
Rutzs801/
Rutsch732,131/
Rooths73121/
Rauchs73111/
Routch7361/
Rautch7314/
Reutse737/
Rutche736/
Rautse732/
Ruitch731/
Ruites731/
Rujtes731/
Rustch731/
Reutch730/
Reutsh730/
Rouchs730/
Ruch6714,753/
Rutz6712,552/
Rots67746/
Ruzh67127/
Rutsche6765/
Rucs6740/
Ruds6722/
Ruzs6713/
Rutsova6713/
Ruhz6712/
Routche677/
Rudtsch676/
Reutsch675/
Rutc672/
Reutche671/
Ruhc671/
Ruijtes671/
Routsch670/

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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
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  • 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 Ruths
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