Rutow Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rutow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Rutow Last Name Facts

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

Rutow occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rutow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Rutow is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Rutow are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rutow is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 59 percent reside, Hesse, where 10 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Poland, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reutow9160/
Rustow9127/
Rutowa911/
Rustouw831/
Russtow830/
Reustow830/
Rutov8085/
Ritow8038/
Rotow806/
Reutov737,316/
Rotowa73254/
Rietow73152/
Rautov7374/
Rutova7369/
Ruthof7342/
Rustov7339/
Rustof7323/
Reutob7319/
Routov737/
Ruttov733/
Ruytov731/
Ruštov731/
Reutova677,505/
Rustoff67294/
Rautova6732/
Rudtoft6720/
Reutovs6719/
Ruthoff6715/
Rushtov678/
Routova676/
Reutoff676/
Rustoph674/
Hrustov672/
Ruttova672/
Russtof671/
Hroutov671/
Riethow671/
Roustaw671/
Rusthof671/

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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 Rutow
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