Rückstein Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Rückstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Ruckstein (3) are calculated separately.
Rückstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rückstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rückstein is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms: Ruckstein. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rückstein? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,839,022nd most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Rückstein occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rückstein live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Rückstein is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 1,238,546. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent are found, Hamburg, where 32 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 17 percent are found. Other than Germany Rückstein exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 33 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruckstein | 96 | 3 | / |
| Rockstein | 89 | 281 | / |
| Rickstein | 89 | 0 | / |
| Rókstein | 82 | 1 | / |
| Richstein | 78 | 460 | / |
| Ruckstien | 78 | 2 | / |
| Rukshtein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ruchstein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ruckstine | 78 | 1 | / |
| Riekstein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rockstejn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Roksztein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rauchstein | 74 | 30 | / |
| Rokhshtein | 74 | 2 | / |
| Rocksztejn | 74 | 1 | / |
| Rugstein | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rokshteyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rukstan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ruxtein | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rokstajn | 59 | 10 | / |
| Ruksthan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Roksztajn | 56 | 12 | / |
| Raukštienė | 53 | 32 | / |
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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 Rückstein
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