Rutz Surname

41,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Rutz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rutz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,7271:21,6012,865
United States3,3071:109,60411,968
Switzerland2,6841:3,060393
Brazil1,4861:144,0615,506
Argentina3101:137,88211,676
Poland2601:146,18720,978
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Namibia1671:14,4282,658
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
Hungary561:175,29115,311
France551:1,207,686126,065
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
Australia281:964,13257,058
Liechtenstein231:1,669173
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Austria171:500,90847,931
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Sweden151:656,45048,545
El Salvador121:528,6573,007
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
England91:6,190,895170,599
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4191:119,85411,696

The alternate forms: Rütz (1,023) are calculated separately.

Rutz (64) may also be a first name.

Rutz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rutz occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant: Rütz. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 41,585th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 580,588 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Rutz live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,223,525th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 64 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 3,727 people, or 1 in 21,601. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 16 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Germany Rutz exists in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Switzerland, where 21 percent reside.

Rutz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rutz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 789 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rutz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rutz last name are 23.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Rutz earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 41.13% less than the national average, earning 203,723 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $45,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.72% less than the national average, earning $43,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rütz921,023/
Ruetz892,073/
Reutz89141/
Rautz89108/
Ruhtz8978/
Rutze8945/
Ruitz8933/
Ruutz8919/
Ruthz8910/
Routz8910/
Ruëtz893/
Rutzs891/
Rudtz891/
Hrutz890/
Ruz8627,547/
Rushtz801/
Ruchtz800/
Reutze800/
Ruiz752,755,967/
Ritz7521,377/
Ruts751,403/
Rouz75970/
Rucz75291/
Hruz75269/
Rudz75226/
Ruyz75172/
Ruzh75127/
Rauz7599/
Ruìz7544/
Ruzz7532/
Ruzs7513/
Ruhz7512/
Reuz7511/
Rhuz759/
Rujz752/
Rutc752/
Ruîz751/
Ruýz751/
Hritz671,626/
Ruths67773/
Roetz67770/
Rutts67501/
Rutch67260/
Hruts67177/
Routs67135/
Ruyts67126/
Rootz6783/
Reuts6759/
Hrouz6757/
Rutse6731/
Rauts6724/
Hrudz6719/
Rouzz6718/
Ruscz6713/
Rauzs6710/
Ruizz6710/
Rusts677/
Ruizs677/
Rittz676/
Rühtz676/
Rhuiz674/
Rutsh674/
Rottz674/
Rhitz673/
Roudz673/
Ruits672/
Raudz671/
Rauzh671/
Ruzci671/
Rudzs671/
Hrauz671/
Ruyzs671/
Rruiz671/
Rudzh671/
D'Ruz671/
Hruzh671/
Ruizh671/
Rodtz671/
Rheuz670/
Hrotz670/

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Rutz Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rutz
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