Ruthy Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Ruthy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
France281:2,372,240182,981
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Rüthy (12) are calculated separately.

Ruthy (8,632) may also be a first name.

Ruthy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruthy is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Rüthy. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruthy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,263,456th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname Ruthy is primarily found in Oceania, where 37 percent of Ruthy reside; 37 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 37 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 67,598th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 8,632 people.

The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 121,697. In Papua New Guinea Ruthy is primarily found in: New Ireland, where 34 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 15 percent live and East New Britain, where 10 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Ruthy is found in 20 countries. It is also common in France, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Ruthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruthy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruthy surname increased 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruthy Last Name Statistics demography

Ruthy earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.29% less than the national average, earning $33,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüthy9312/
Rusthy9115/
Ruthey9114/
Routhy916/
Rauthy913/
Ruethy912/
Ruty89463/
Ruszthy8312/
Routhey831/
Rutthay831/
Routhyo831/
Ruthe801,985/
Ruthi801,636/
Rutty801,443/
Rutha801,148/
Rithy80904/
Routy80117/
Rothy8060/
Ruteh8027/
Rauty8011/
Rutay804/
Rutih803/
Rutoy803/
Ruthj801/
Rutyi801/
Rutey800/
Ruther731,740/
Ruthes731,701/
Routhe73354/
Rothey73236/
Rauthe73210/
Rustay73188/
Rusthi73157/
Rutaya73127/
Reuthe73110/
Ruthie7384/
Ruitha7375/
Rautiy7372/
Ruthit7353/
Rutich7350/
Ruszty7328/
Routha7324/
Rautoy7324/
Rautha7323/
Ruthér7321/
Rustøy7317/
Ruetty7315/
Rodthy7314/
Routhi7312/
Rautay7311/
Rutthe738/
Rustey738/
Reutty737/
Ruttha737/
Rautyo737/
Rutych736/
Rustoy735/
Rutthi735/
Ruitay734/
Rithey734/
Ruytha734/
Rutesh733/
Rauthi733/
Rautuy733/
Routeh733/
Routey732/
Ruthai732/
Ruethi732/
Ruthez732/
Ruttey731/
Ruthea731/
Rotthy731/
Routuy731/
Ruthee731/
Ruthei731/
Ruthta731/
Ruttyo731/
Ritthy731/
Ruthis731/
Rithiy731/
Roethy731/
Routjh731/
Rhutha731/
Ruetyh731/
Ruithe731/
Rusthe731/
Rruthi731/
Ruethe730/
Ruthje730/
Ruta6720,984/
Reuther679,199/
Ruti672,540/
Rute671,736/
Roty671,084/
Rauther6780/
Ruszthi6751/
Raustys6737/
Rustich6729/
Rusthoi6727/
Rutaaya6722/
Routher6720/
Reuterh6715/
Roustay6710/
Ruethai679/
Ruttaya679/
Rutther676/
Rutuuha676/
Rutthet674/
Ruither673/
Ruté673/
Rushteh673/
Ruhther672/
Routhie672/
Ruttich672/
Rothhay671/
Roussty671/
Routaay671/
Routhee671/
Ruthish671/
Reuthes671/
Reutish671/
Rautaya671/
Rautehr671/
Rauthio671/
Ritthey671/
Rauttiy671/
Rzouthi671/
Routaya671/
Rusztay671/
Rutaaha671/
Reutech671/
Hroutha671/
Ruethie670/
Rusther670/

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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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  • 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 Ruthy
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