Ruz Surname

19,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Ruz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile8,3411:2,112378
Spain5,6251:8,311993
Philippines2,9891:33,8705,087
Mexico2,8171:44,0632,411
Colombia2,1881:21,8351,612
Venezuela1,9991:15,1101,216
Cuba1,1321:10,179877
United States6031:601,09348,934
Argentina5761:74,2076,316
Brazil3031:706,51625,936
Honduras2981:29,585985
France1761:377,40256,030
Guatemala461:349,6234,757
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Canada381:969,62173,252
Ukraine361:1,264,519108,003
India351:21,916,154310,282
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Sweden261:378,72126,697
England211:2,653,24194,788
Panama201:195,6135,661
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Rüz (1) are calculated separately.

Ruz (517) may also be a first name.

Ruz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruz occurs in Chile more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Rüz. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,865th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 264,550 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Ruz reside; 49 percent reside in South America and 32 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Ruz is also the 371,657th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 517 people.

The surname is most widely held in Chile, where it is borne by 8,341 people, or 1 in 2,112. In Chile it is most frequent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 60 percent live, O'Higgins Region, where 12 percent live and Valparaíso Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Chile this surname occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 20 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.

Ruz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States Ruz are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ruz earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 30.47% less than the national average, earning $15,786,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.03% less than the national average, earning $41,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.57% less than the national average, earning $39,461 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüz891/
Ruiz862,755,967/
Rutz8612,552/
Rusz861,901/
Ruíz861,213/
Rouz86970/
Rucz86291/
Hruz86269/
Rudz86226/
Ruyz86172/
Ruzh86127/
Rauz8699/
Ruìz8644/
Ruzz8632/
Ruzs8613/
Ruhz8612/
Reuz8611/
Rhuz869/
Ruuz866/
Rurz864/
Ruzt863/
Rujz862/
Ruîz861/
Ruýz861/
Rzuz861/
Ruzx861/
Ru80139,980/
Rausz75423/
Ruisz75405/
Reutz75141/
Rautz75108/
Ruhtz7578/
Reusz7571/
Rujsz7571/
Hrouz7557/
Rutze7545/
Ruitz7533/
Ruutz7519/
Hrudz7519/
Rouzz7518/
Ruscz7513/
Rusze7513/
Ruizz7510/
Ruthz7510/
Routz7510/
Rauzs7510/
Ruizs757/
Ruzse755/
Rhuiz754/
Roudz753/
Ruizx753/
Ruëtz753/
Rousz752/
Ruizc752/
Hrusz752/
Rudzh751/
Ruizh751/
Ruizt751/
Rutzs751/
Rauzh751/
Hruzh751/
D'Ruz751/
Rruiz751/
Ruyzs751/
Hrauz751/
Rzouz751/
Rudzs751/
Ruzci751/
Rusző751/
Ruizj751/
Ruzsx751/
Rudtz751/
Raudz751/
Reuzj751/
Hrutz750/
Rheuz750/
Rui67188,628/
Rus6755,500/
Rau6745,700/
Roz6721,223/
Rud6716,404/
Rup6710,267/
Ruj674,909/
Ruh674,630/
Rut673,780/
Rou673,348/
Reu672,603/
Ruß672,531/
Ruy672,326/
Rux671,740/
Ruzova67518/
Ruc67384/
Ruu67108/
Rhu67107/
Ruç6760/
Hru6748/
Rru6741/
Ruč6735/
Ruš6726/
Ruø6713/
Rgu679/
Ruá676/
Ruszcz675/
D'Ruiz675/
Hrauzs675/
Ruë674/
Rzu673/
Rushtz671/
Róz671/
Ruí671/
Ruď671/
Ruś671/
Ruş671/
Roussz671/
Raudzh671/
Reutze670/
Ruchtz670/
Ruchzz670/

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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 Ruz
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