Ruygh Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ruygh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruygh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Ruygh Last Name Facts

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

Ruygh is found most in The Netherlands. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruygh? popularity and diffusion

Ruygh is the 2,061,309th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Ruygh reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 241,245. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Friesland, where 61 percent reside, Gelderland, where 11 percent reside and North Brabant, where 11 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rygh891,556/
Rugh891,509/
Ruyg89106/
Rough803,310/
Raugh80334/
Ruygt8095/
Ruigh8045/
Ruyag8035/
Reugh809/
Roygh802/
Rugch801/
Rug75374/
Ryg75223/
Ruijgh7379/
Rhough736/
Ryjsgh731/
Rraugh731/
Rayagh731/
Rayegh731/
Ruisgh730/
Rukh6710,008/
Rugg675,235/
Rygg671,411/
Regh67378/
Royg67317/
Ruig67309/
Roug67268/
Rogh6761/
Righ6742/
Raug6734/
Ruhk6729/
Rykh6718/
Rugt6716/
Rugs6710/
Reyough674/
Rujg674/
Reyg674/
Rueg673/
Raugsch673/
Ruug672/
Ruhq672/
Ruxh672/
Rayough671/
Rgug671/
Hrug671/
Ruhc671/
Rygå671/
Rzyg671/
Rhug671/
Reug671/
Rucg671/
Ruyk671/
Ruyc671/
Rugz671/
Rugx671/
Rugc671/
Ryeg671/
Ryhx671/
Rygz671/
Rygs671/
Ruhg670/
Rayg670/

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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 Ruygh
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