Ruyters Surname

355,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ruyters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruyters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3281:51,4858,839
Australia3071:87,93410,141
Belgium2411:47,7047,759
Germany831:969,94567,438
France421:1,581,493147,826
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States81:45,307,367917,113
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Ruyters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruyters is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruyters? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 355,394th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 7,123,701 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Ruyters reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 51,485. In The Netherlands Ruyters is mostly concentrated in: Limburg, where 64 percent live, South Holland, where 11 percent live and North Brabant, where 9 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent live and Belgium, where 24 percent live.

Ruyters Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ruyters earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 81.17% less than the national average, earning R 44,736 per year and in United States they earn 34.36% less than the national average, earning $28,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ryters9240/
Ruters9211/
Ruiters8616,135/
Rutgers864,180/
Reuters86822/
Rutters86512/
Ruthers8697/
Rayters8659/
Reyters8621/
Rytters866/
Royters864/
Rueters863/
Routers863/
Rythers860/
Ruijters80793/
Ruttgers8030/
Ruetters8017/
Rytterås8015/
Ruethers809/
Roysters808/
Reuterås806/
Reutgers803/
Reuthers803/
Ryttersø802/
Raytters802/
Ruetgers801/
Raythers801/
Ruthgers801/
Routgers801/
Reuiters801/
Ruitters801/
Routiers801/
Roters772,982/
Rüters7794/
Riters7752/
Reters7726/
Ruķers771/
Rīters771/
Ruettgers75295/
Ruthgeers751/
Routhiers751/
Roeters71750/
Rütters71552/
Ritters71433/
Reiters71184/
Rüthers71156/
Rothers71114/
Risters7189/
Rihters7163/
Rethers7144/
Rooters7133/
Retters7125/
Raiters7116/
Rotiers7112/
Rotters7111/
Resters714/
Ritgers714/
Rodters713/
Rhiters712/
Rieters712/
Roiters711/
Rehters711/
Retiers711/
Richters672,746/
Rottiers672,412/
Rittgers67714/
Retterås6727/
Rethiers6719/
Rechters6714/
Rettgers6711/
Raisters6710/
Roetters678/
Rietters674/
Rotrs672/
Rodtiers671/
Rothiers671/
Reathers671/
Retthers670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruyters
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