Rüge Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Rüge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rüge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1031:781,60657,825
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Ruge (10,537) are calculated separately.

Rüge Last Name Facts

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

Rüge is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Ruge. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rüge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rüge is the 1,785,358th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Rüge are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rüge is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 781,606. In Germany Rüge is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 33 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 16 percent are found and Hesse, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Germany Rüge occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Luxembourg, where 1 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruge9210,537/
Rügge89654/
Rüges898/
Rüsges8024/
Rügger8020/
Roge755,224/
Rühe75619/
Rige75355/
Rüga7519/
Rüze758/
Rüse758/
Rüeß757/
Rüer751/
Rüed751/
Rügeová731/
Runge6730,812/
Rogge6717,692/
Rudge678,125/
Rouge674,511/
Ruger671,984/
Riege671,882/
Rugge67652/
Rugea67508/
Ruget67454/
Rogie67297/
Ruege67213/
Reuge67198/
Rigge67156/
Ruhge67139/
Rugee67116/
Rugeh67109/
Roege6785/
Rigeh6783/
Rogey6770/
Rughe6769/
Rigie6768/
Rogea6750/
Ruige6748/
Rigey6744/
Rauge6738/
Rutge6735/
Ruuge6729/
Rooge6727/
Rigeľ6714/
Rühse678/
Ruges678/
Rruge674/
Rugie674/
Rhoge673/
Rüest673/
Ruzge673/
Rugez671/
Rùger671/
Hrige671/
Rugey671/
Rüetz671/
Rúger671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rüge
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