Ruto Surname

15,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ruto Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born on a visit or journey.

Ruto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya34,6641:1,332215
Philippines4771:212,23933,123
Uganda4621:84,5018,921
Indonesia2311:572,50745,811
Belarus761:125,01418,114
United States551:6,590,162310,708
England241:2,321,58686,519
France181:3,690,151224,666
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Ruto (4,740) may also be a first name.

Ruto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born on a visit or journey.

- knaibei

Ruto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruto (Georgian: რუთო, Hindi: रुतो, Marathi: रुतो, Oriya: ରୁତ, Russian: Руто) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruto is the 15,430th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 201,715 people. The last name Ruto occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ruto are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ruto is also the 99,431st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 4,740 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 34,664 people, or 1 in 1,332. In Kenya it is most frequent in: West Pokot County, where 21 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 13 percent are found and Bomet County, where 12 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Ruto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Ruto last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Ruto earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.32% more than the national average, earning $55,370 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutto8931,906/
Rutoh893,354/
Rauto891,116/
Reuto89309/
Rutoo89148/
Rusto8968/
Rutou8966/
Routo8954/
Ruuto8944/
Rutho8941/
Rueto8917/
Ruito8917/
Rutot8913/
Rutoy893/
Rudto892/
Rutos892/
Rhuto891/
Ruttoh802,452/
Ruttho80232/
Hrusto80176/
Ruitto8074/
Rautto8061/
Routos8036/
Reutoi8036/
Rautou8034/
Routou8029/
Rautoy8024/
Ruthop8019/
Routho8018/
Routto8016/
Rutois8013/
Rudtho808/
Rautho805/
Rustoy805/
Rustop804/
Rustos803/
Rousto803/
Reutou803/
Rahuto802/
Ruthod802/
Rautod802/
Rutoiz801/
Ruetto801/
Ruttoo801/
Ruitot801/
Ruttto801/
Ruthho801/
Ruzzto801/
Rushto801/
Reutoa801/
Ruta7520,984/
Rito7512,182/
Roto752,719/
Rusthoi7327/
Rustoph734/
Rauthod732/
Rutthoh731/
Rustouh731/
Rutaová731/
Ruzztuo731/
Rauta67104,333/
Rutta674,605/
Routa671,333/
Rutha671,148/
Rusta671,148/
Ritho671,147/
Ritto671,092/
Rotto67848/
Reuta67748/
Ritoo67509/
Ruita67406/
Rotho67188/
Rutas67151/
Rutah6790/
Rotou6767/
Rhoto6756/
Rodto6738/
Ritoi6736/
Rueta6733/
Rihto6730/
Rutat6726/
Rutap6718/
Rustoush6717/
Rotoi6715/
Rieto6714/
Ridto6711/
Ritoh675/
Ritoy675/
Rhuta674/
Rituo674/
Ruuta674/
Ruhta672/
Rutaa671/
Roeto671/
Rutaz671/
Rutga670/
Rutau670/

Ruto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruto in the Georgian language
რუთოruto-
Ruto in the Marathi language
रुतोruto-
Ruto in the Oriya language
ରୁତruta83.33
ରୁେତାrueta16.67
Ruto in the Hindi language
रुतोruto33.33
रूतोruto33.33
रूटोruto33.33
Ruto in the Russian language
Рутоruto-

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