Rüd Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rüd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rüd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4771:168,77519,908
Switzerland821:100,15810,705
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Rud (16,404) & Ruď (1) are calculated separately.

Rüd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rüd is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Rud or Ruď. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rüd? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rüd is the 562,135th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. Rüd occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rüd reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rüd is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 168,775. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 61 percent are found, Bavaria, where 28 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Barring Germany Rüd occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 15 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rud8916,404/
Rüde86273/
Rüdt86271/
Rüdy8660/
Rüed861/
Rüdh861/
Rüdi861/
Rd801,801/
Ruď781/
Rüedi751,369/
Rüede75342/
Rüedy7523/
Rad6729,400/
Rod678,971/
Red678,280/
Rød671,617/
Rid671,312/
Ryd671,073/
Rda67596/
Rdd67550/
Råd6790/
Hrd6774/
Rde6737/
Rád6736/
Rdo6735/
Rdh6730/
Rdi6728/
Röd6727/
Rtd6719/
Rhd6718/
Wrd6716/
Rdt6716/
Rdu6712/
Rrd679/
Rwd678/
Rdy676/
Rdw675/
Ràd674/
Ród674/
R D672/
Rüt671/

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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 Rüd
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