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 is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutow? popularity and diffusion

Rutow is the 3,323,005th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Rutow reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany Rutow is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 59 percent are found, Hesse, where 10 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent are found and Poland, where 3 percent are found.

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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  • 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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