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

The last name Ruttan (Hindi: रुत्तन) is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruttan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruttan is the 205,521st most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,609,483 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Ruttan reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 1,346 people, or 1 in 27,374. In Canada it is most numerous in: Ontario, where 61 percent reside, British Columbia, where 18 percent reside and Alberta, where 15 percent reside. Barring Canada Ruttan exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Mauritius, where 3 percent reside.

Ruttan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruttan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruttan last name grew 1,791 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruttan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ruttan are 13.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.14% registered with 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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