Rutka Surname

99,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Latvia

Rutka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,7731:13,7071,981
Latvia8501:2,412294
United States4511:803,67861,918
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Canada981:375,97533,576
Ukraine791:576,23763,801
Hungary761:129,16211,998
Austria621:137,34618,671
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
France481:1,383,807136,859
Lithuania351:86,70312,314
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Czechia231:462,32550,029
England161:3,482,379114,324
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Rutka (16) may also be a first name.

Rutka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rutka (Oriya: ରୁଟକା, Russian: Рутка) has its highest incidence in Poland. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 99,067th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,523,954 people. The last name Rutka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Rutka live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 2,773 people, or 1 in 13,707. Barring Poland this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Rutka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rutka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rutka surname grew 4,510 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rutka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Rutka surname are 3.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rutka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.81% less than the national average, earning 197,914 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $43,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.06% more than the national average, earning $61,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutkai91471/
Hrutka91394/
Rutkay91169/
Ruttka9164/
Rutkas9128/
Rutkaj9124/
Rutkha9123/
Rudtka9110/
Ruthka912/
Ruttkay83615/
Hrutkay83129/
Ruttkai8366/
Hrutkai8350/
Rutkaus837/
Ruthkay835/
Ruttkat832/
Rautkha831/
Rutkash831/
Ruttkaá831/
Rudka801,062/
Rutko80682/
Rutke80566/
Ritka8059/
Rotka8029/
Rutkó8028/
Rutki801/
Rutckaia771/
Hrudka73731/
Rutkis73274/
Ruthke7385/
Ruttke7366/
Rutkey7360/
Rothka7352/
Rudtke7347/
Rodtka7330/
Rustke7328/
Ruthko7321/
Hrotka7318/
Rottka7318/
Hrutky7317/
Rotkai7313/
Rudkat7310/
Ritkha7310/
Reutki737/
Rutker736/
Rutkie734/
Rautke734/
Rutkes734/
Rudkaj732/
Rautki731/
Rutkoy731/
Rutkos731/
Rzutko731/
Rotkka731/
Rzotka731/
Reutke731/
Rut'ko731/
Rustky731/
Rutkke731/
Rotkay730/
Rutkayová71117/
Rutkajová713/
Rutkaiová713/
Rutkayova711/
Ruttkayová67251/
Hrutkaiová6738/
Reutcky6717/
Reutcke679/
Hrudkaj678/
Ruttkayova677/
Hrutkaiova677/
Rutcaia676/
Rotkhai674/
Ruttkaiová671/
Hrutkayová671/
Hrudkay671/
Rottkay671/
Hrotkay671/
Rutcatz671/
Rutckii671/
Reutkie670/

Rutka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rutka in the Oriya language
ରୁଟକାrutaka-
Rutka in the Russian language
Руткаrutka-

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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 Rutka
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