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Where Does The Last Name Ruys Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ruys occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruys? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 188,427^th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,247,569 people. Ruys occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ruys are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242^nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 711 people, or 1 in 23,751. In The Netherlands Ruys is most frequent in: South Holland, where 28 percent are found, North Holland, where 20 percent are found and North Brabant, where 17 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 30 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Ruys Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ruys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruys surname rose 19,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruys Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruys surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ruys earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.23% more than the national average, earning $47,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.55% more than the national average, earning $54,428 CAD per year.