Ruìz Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Ruìz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruìz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169

The alternate forms: Ruiz (2,755,967), Ruíz (1,213) & Ruîz (1) are calculated separately.

Ruìz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruìz is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Ruiz, Ruíz or Ruîz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruìz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ruìz live; 48 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Hispano-North America.

Ruìz is most common in Mexico, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 6,532,958. In Mexico it is most common in: México, where 21 percent are found, Sonora, where 21 percent are found and Chiapas, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Mexico this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 16 percent are found and Colombia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruiz922,755,967/
Ruíz921,213/
Ruîz921/
Ruz8627,547/
Rutz7512,552/
Rusz751,901/
Rouz75970/
Rucz75291/
Hruz75269/
Rudz75226/
Ruyz75172/
Ruzh75127/
Rauz7599/
Ruzz7532/
Ruzs7513/
Ruhz7512/
Reuz7511/
Rhuz759/
Ruuz756/
Rurz754/
Ruzt753/
Rujz752/
Rìoz751/
Ruýz751/
Rzuz751/
Ruzx751/
Ru67139,980/
Rausz67423/
Ruisz67405/
Reutz67141/
Rautz67108/
Ruhtz6778/
Rujsz6771/
Reusz6771/
Hrouz6757/
Rutze6745/
Ruitz6733/
Ruutz6719/
Hrudz6719/
Rouzz6718/
Rusze6713/
Ruscz6713/
Rauzs6710/
Ruizz6710/
Ruthz6710/
Routz6710/
Ruizs677/
Ruzse675/
Rhuiz674/
Ruizx673/
Roudz673/
Ruëtz673/
Hrusz672/
Rousz672/
Ruizc672/
Ruizj671/
Hrauz671/
Rzouz671/
Rudzs671/
Rudzh671/
Ruzci671/
Ruizh671/
Rusző671/
Ruizt671/
Reuzj671/
Ruzsx671/
Rutzs671/
Rauzh671/
Hruzh671/
D'Ruz671/
Rudtz671/
Rruiz671/
Ruyzs671/
Raudz671/
Hrutz670/
Rheuz670/

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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 Ruìz
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