Ruve Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ruve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Rüve (24) are calculated separately.

Ruve (233) may also be a first name.

Ruve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruve (Hindi: रुवी, Marathi: रूवे, Russian: Рувье) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant: Rüve. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruve? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Ruve live; 23 percent live in South America and 23 percent live in Luso-South America. Ruve is also the 587,225th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 233 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil Ruve is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.

Ruve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ruve has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruve surname fell 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüve9224/
Rouve89616/
Ruver89271/
Rueve89195/
Ruvej8928/
Ruvie898/
Ruves898/
Rauve897/
Ruved896/
Ruvea895/
Ruive895/
Reuve893/
Ruvet892/
Ruvee891/
Ruvhe891/
Ruvey891/
Ruvez891/
Rusve891/
Rouvet80760/
Reuver80514/
Rouver80145/
Rouves80138/
Ruivet8023/
Rouvez8022/
Hruver8019/
Ruives8013/
Ruyver806/
Ruvesh806/
Rauver803/
Rouvea803/
Reuves802/
Rouvee801/
Ruvest801/
Ruiver801/
Rouvey801/
Rauvei801/
Reuvei801/
Reuvie801/
Ruevei801/
Ruvije801/
Rube756,014/
Rive752,082/
Ruwe751,940/
Ruvi75952/
Ruva75800/
Ruvy754/
Rubes671,924/
Ruwej671,334/
Rubie671,172/
Ruber671,121/
Rubey671,059/
Rubea67877/
Ruvio67808/
Rumpe67781/
Raube67707/
Rubeš67694/
Rubei67629/
Rieve67500/
Rubeh67423/
Rubet67245/
Rauwe67218/
Rauva67217/
Rusvi67203/
Rouva67184/
Ruwwe67177/
Roube67131/
Rubee67125/
Ruiva67102/
Ruvai6779/
Rivey6777/
Rubez6774/
Rivie6767/
Rivea6761/
Ruybe6747/
Rouwe6739/
Reube6732/
Rubed6728/
Roeve6728/
Hrube6722/
Rubje6721/
Rouvé6719/
Rouvi6717/
Ruwei6713/
Rubej6710/
Rujvi677/
Rutvi676/
Rubhe676/
Rivei676/
Roove675/
Ruevi675/
Ruvis674/
Rubge674/
Rowue674/
Rusue674/
Hruvi674/
Hruvy673/
Rauvi673/
Ruvij673/
Ruibe673/
Ruhbe673/
Ruvaj672/
Rubeu672/
Rieue672/
Rouvy672/
Ruuva671/
Ruvid671/
Ruvui671/
Ruyue671/
Runpe671/
Reuvi671/
Rooue671/
Rivee671/
Ruhvi671/
Ruvit671/
Ruviz671/
Ruvuj671/
Ruweu671/
Ruvay671/
Ruiwe671/
Ruwee671/
Reuwe671/
Ruewe670/
Rhive670/

Ruve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruve in the Marathi language
रूवेruve-
Ruve in the Hindi language
रुवीruvi40
रूवेruve20
रूवीruvi20
रुवेruve20
Ruve in the Russian language
Рувьеruve-

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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
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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 Ruve
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