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

Ruyter occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 319,593^rd most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,228,672 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Ruyter are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 498,315^th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 311 people.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 636 people, or 1 in 26,552. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 55 percent live, Gelderland, where 9 percent live and South Holland, where 8 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Ruyter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ruyter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruyter last name grew 880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruyter Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruyter last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ruyter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 97.46% more than the national average, earning 683,380 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning R 249,900 per year; in United States they earn 23.54% more than the national average, earning $53,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.8% more than the national average, earning $62,503 CAD per year.