Rutowitz Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rutowitz Surname Definition:

From place name in Poland (Rudno).

Rutowitz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Rutowitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Poland (Rudno).

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal
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Rutowitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rutowitz is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutowitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Rutowitz live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Rutowitz is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live and Western Cape, where 50 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutowitcz9410/
Rutowicz881,097/
Rutovitz8828/
Reutowicz8237/
Routowicz8212/
Rautowicz821/
Rutowitsch7837/
Hrustowicz781/
Rotowicz752/
Rutowics751/
Rutović67199/
Rutovic6743/
Rutovič671/
Rutovich6354/
Rautović6314/
Rutovics637/
Rotawicz631/
Rautovič631/
Rautovic631/
Reutovich59280/
Rutovych5021/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rutowitz
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