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 has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rutow is the 3,323,005th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is mostly 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 prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany Rutow is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 59 percent live, Hesse, where 10 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.

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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