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

The last name Ruyer occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ruyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruyer is the 657,184th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. The last name Ruyer 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 frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 79 people.

This surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 401 people, or 1 in 165,643. In France it is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 56 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 8 percent are found. Aside from France this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found and Morocco, where 2 percent are found.

Ruyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruyer surname contracted 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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