Ruttan Surname

205,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Ruttan Surname User-submission:

The earliest French spelling of Ruttan is "Rutant", in the mid-1500s. It is believed to come from the Polish, ruta, meaning 'friend'. It is also 'friend' in Hebrew. The Lithuanian meaning is 'rue'. Another possibility is from the Dutch, rutten, which may come from the personal name, Rutget (Roger) or from the settlement of Rutten in Limburg.

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Ruttan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,3461:27,3743,639
United States5731:632,56450,965
Mauritius521:24,8735,131
Israel171:503,39037,521
India91:85,229,487684,495
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Ruttan (34) may also be a first name.

Ruttan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The earliest French spelling of Ruttan is "Rutant", in the mid-1500s. It is believed to come from the Polish, ruta, meaning 'friend'. It is also 'friend' in Hebrew. The Lithuanian meaning is 'rue'. Another possibility is from the Dutch, rutten, which may come from the personal name, Rutget (Roger) or from the settlement of Rutten in Limburg.

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Ruttan Last Name Facts

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

Ruttan (Hindi: रुत्तन) has its highest incidence in Canada. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ruttan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruttan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 205,521st most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,609,483 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Ruttan live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 34 people.

The last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 1,346 people, or 1 in 27,374. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 61 percent are found, British Columbia, where 18 percent are found and Alberta, where 15 percent are found. Besides Canada it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Mauritius, where 3 percent are found.

Ruttan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruttan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruttan last name increased 1,791 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruttan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruttan surname are 13.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ruttan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $47,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rutthan9234/
Ruttang928/
Routtan921/
Ruttand921/
Rutan913,214/
Rutthann861/
Routtand861/
Rustan832,207/
Ruitan83297/
Ruthan83245/
Rutang83162/
Rottan8345/
Rautan8342/
Routan8321/
Rutton837/
Ruttam836/
Rutane835/
Rittan833/
Rutann831/
Reutan831/
Rhutan830/
Rutand830/
Roustan772,587/
Rauthan772,317/
Rustand77693/
Ruitang77242/
Routhan77184/
Ritthan77137/
Rustang77125/
Hrustan7760/
Rustant7746/
Rustean7740/
Ruthann7729/
Rautain7727/
Rustton7717/
Rheutan7712/
Rustamn779/
Rusttam776/
Rittain776/
Rittann775/
Rustane774/
Ruitton773/
Ruthane771/
Rotthan771/
Rusthan771/
Rautaan771/
Rustain771/
Routane771/
Routang771/
Routant771/
Rouytan771/
Ruttone771/
Ruthain771/
Ruthton771/
Ridttan771/
Rushtan770/
Roettan770/
Ritan732,283/
Rotan732,121/
Ruton73132/
Rutam7323/
Rután731/
Roustand71415/
Roustang71194/
Roustant71178/
Roustain7180/
Rauthann7149/
Ruethain717/
Roustane716/
Rustatin715/
Rutanova713/
Rautasin713/
Rustankh712/
Rutthong712/
Ruthanne711/
Routhton711/
Raustand711/
Rhoutane711/
Rousstan711/
Rutanová711/
Hruttong711/
Ruthandt710/
Routgahn710/
Rustam6770,515/
Ruston674,133/
Routon671,136/
Ruiton67781/
Rothan67716/
Rotton67438/
Ritton67295/
Rutham67281/
Rutong67263/
Rauton67251/
Rotaan67183/
Roustaing67129/
Rootan6760/
Rautam6754/
Ruthon6732/
Rithan6716/
Hrotan6710/
Rotain679/
Rustán679/
Reuton677/
Rhotan677/
Routam676/
Ruitón676/
Rotann675/
Hritan675/
Rudtam673/
Ruhton672/
Ruyton672/
Rotean672/
Rutone672/
Rutheanne671/
Ritain671/
Ritaan671/
Rotanh671/
Rueton671/
Rutond671/
Roustandt671/
Ruthamnng671/
Rietan670/

Ruttan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruttan in the Hindi language
रुत्तनruttana66.67
रूटटनrutatana33.33

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