Rutters Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rutters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2371:71,25412,114
South Africa921:588,88845,159
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Canada691:533,99444,923
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Rütters (552) are calculated separately.

Rutters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rutters occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Rütters. Click here for further potential spellings of Rutters.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutters? popularity and diffusion

It is the 605,571st most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Rutters reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 71,254. In The Netherlands Rutters is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 60 percent reside, Limburg, where 11 percent reside and South Holland, where 10 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Rutters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rutters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rutters last name grew 669 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rutters Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rutters surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Rutters are 47.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 94.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rutters earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.09% more than the national average, earning R 418,452 per year; in United States they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning $33,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.06% less than the national average, earning $46,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rütters95552/
Ruttgers9330/
Ruetters9317/
Ruitters931/
Ruters9211/
Ruiters8616,135/
Rutgers864,180/
Ruyters861,023/
Reuters86822/
Ritters86433/
Ruthers8697/
Rotters8611/
Routers863/
Rueters863/
Rottiers802,412/
Rüttgers801,894/
Ruijters80793/
Ruethers809/
Roetters808/
Reuterås806/
Rietters804/
Reutgers803/
Reuthers803/
Routiers801/
Routgers801/
Ruthgers801/
Roters772,982/
Rüters7794/
Riters7752/
Ruķers771/
Rotthiers753/
Routhiers751/
Ruthgeers751/
Roeters71750/
Rüthers71156/
Rothers71114/
Rütgers7190/
Rihters7163/
Rooters7133/
Rotiers7112/
Rodters713/
Rieters712/
Rhiters712/
Rodtiers671/
Rothiers671/
Rittirsch6360/
Rothirsch501/

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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
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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 Rutters
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