Rutto Surname

17,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Rutto Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born on a visit or journey.

Rutto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31,6471:1,459234
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Belarus241:395,87740,412
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Rutto (3,755) may also be a first name.

Rutto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born on a visit or journey.

- knaibei

Rutto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rutto (Russian: Рутто) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,370th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 228,407 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rutto reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Rutto is also the 114,876th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 3,755 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 31,647 people, or 1 in 1,459. In Kenya Rutto is mostly concentrated in: Baringo County, where 22 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 19 percent live and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 18 percent live. Outside of Kenya Rutto exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Rutto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rutto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rutto last name expanded 740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rutto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rutto last name is primarily Protestant (50%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Rutto last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rutto earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 5.76% less than the national average, earning $21,395,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $47,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruttoh912,452/
Ruttho91232/
Ruitto9174/
Rautto9161/
Routto9116/
Ruttto911/
Ruttoo911/
Ruetto911/
Ruto8936,128/
Rutthoh831/
Rutta804,605/
Rutoh803,354/
Rauto801,116/
Ritto801,092/
Rotto80848/
Reuto80309/
Rutoo80148/
Rusto8068/
Rutou8066/
Routo8054/
Ruuto8044/
Rutho8041/
Rutat8026/
Ruito8017/
Rueto8017/
Rutot8013/
Rutoy803/
Rudto802/
Rutos802/
Rhuto801/
Roetto73506/
Hrusto73176/
Rautta73161/
Rietto73104/
Ruttas7341/
Routos7336/
Reutoi7336/
Rautou7334/
Routou7329/
Rustat7326/
Rautoy7324/
Rittoo7320/
Ruthop7319/
Routho7318/
Rautat7314/
Ruttau7313/
Rutois7313/
Ruetta7310/
Rudtho738/
Reutta737/
Ruttha737/
Ruitta737/
Rautho735/
Rustoy735/
Rithto734/
Rustop734/
Rousto733/
Rustos733/
Rottoo733/
Reutou733/
Ruthod732/
Routta732/
Ruttah732/
Rautod732/
Rahuto732/
Reutoa731/
Ruttat731/
Rottoa731/
Rutoiz731/
Rushto731/
Ruzzto731/
Ruthta731/
Ruthho731/
Ruitot731/
Ruta6720,984/
Rito6712,182/
Roto672,719/
Rutault6785/
Rusthoi6727/
Rutteau6712/
Rustaut6711/
Rustoph674/
Rauthod672/
Rustouh671/
Rutaová671/
Ruttass671/
Ruettha671/
Rotthoa671/
Rautath671/
Ruzztuo671/
Reustat670/

Rutto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rutto in the Russian language
Руттоrutto-

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