Ruyer Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Ruyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4011:165,64325,804
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ruyer (79) may also be a first name.

Ruyer Last Name Facts

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

Ruyer occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruyer is the 657,184th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Ruyer reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Ruyer is also the 1,083,225th most common first name globally It is held by 79 people.

The last name Ruyer is most widespread in France, where it is held by 401 people, or 1 in 165,643. In France Ruyer is primarily concentrated in: Grand Est, where 56 percent live, Île-de-France, where 15 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account France it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 8 percent live and Morocco, where 2 percent live.

Ruyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruyer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouyer916,703/
Rauyer9156/
Ryer891,432/
Ruer89863/
Ruyr891/
Rouyere83156/
Royer8064,109/
Rauer805,481/
Rayer803,675/
Reyer802,642/
Reuer80844/
Rouer80443/
Rouyr80194/
Ruehr80157/
Riyer8013/
Rujer8012/
Hryer8012/
Rhyer803/
Ruier803/
Ruyor800/
Rryer800/
Reyher73831/
Royere73818/
Rauert73577/
Rugger73422/
Royher73291/
Rouyre73261/
Rygier73231/
Rayher73223/
Rouyar73143/
Royert73125/
Raouer73122/
Rahyer7371/
Reyier7356/
Ruhyar7330/
Hrauer7317/
Rujere7312/
Roeyer7311/
Rouere736/
Rayeer735/
Reyesr734/
Rayere734/
Rauyar732/
Roujer731/
Rauier731/
Reuher731/
Reyert731/
Rooyer731/
Rauere731/
Rzayer731/
Rroyer731/
Royier731/
Rohuer731/
Rieyer731/
Rhayer731/
Rehyer731/
Rayier730/
Rohyer730/
Rhoyer730/
Rouier730/
Rheyer730/
Hroyer730/
Rear671,246/
Rouhier67913/
Roer67839/
Rier67834/
Reyr67819/
Reer67464/
Ruggier67272/
Rouyard67262/
Raer67174/
Raur67172/
Rour6798/
Reur6794/
Rouyrre6768/
Rayr6746/
Ruir6734/
Rayhert6715/
Reir6714/
Royerre6711/
Royr6710/
Reyhert672/
Raujere672/
Rujeere671/
Reyherr671/
Rayherd671/
Rougger671/

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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 Ruyer
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