Rücker Surname
Approximately 8,048 people bear this surname
Rücker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,519 | 1:10,707 | 1,350 |
| Austria | 287 | 1:29,671 | 4,758 |
| Czechia | 135 | 1:78,766 | 13,218 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Hungary | 18 | 1:545,349 | 33,535 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
The alternate forms: Rucker (34,105) & Rűcker (32) are calculated separately.
Rücker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rücker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rücker is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Rucker or Rűcker. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rücker? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 62,383rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 905,510 people. The surname Rücker is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rücker reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 7,519 people, or 1 in 10,707. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 21 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 4 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rucker | 94 | 34,105 | / |
| Rűcker | 94 | 32 | / |
| Rückher | 92 | 53 | / |
| Ricker | 83 | 13,887 | / |
| Rükert | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rückerová | 80 | 152 | / |
| Ruecker | 77 | 1,085 | / |
| Riecker | 77 | 838 | / |
| Rickher | 77 | 57 | / |
| Rickehr | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ruccker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Riccker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ruckier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rukcker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruckher | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rickear | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rickier | 77 | 0 | / |
| Riker | 73 | 5,097 | / |
| Ruker | 73 | 21 | / |
| Rueckher | 71 | 15 | / |
| Rieckher | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rieckehr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rieker | 67 | 3,279 | / |
| Rikker | 67 | 394 | / |
| Rukher | 67 | 95 | / |
| Rűckerová | 67 | 21 | / |
| Rueker | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rikher | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rukker | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rugker | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hriker | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rikeer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rihker | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rhiker | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rücker
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