Rüger Surname

63,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rüger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rüger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,6251:10,5581,326
Switzerland1761:46,6646,327
Austria251:340,61736,996
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway61:857,04855,549
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4261:117,88411,557

The alternate forms: Ruger (1,984), Rúger (1) & Rùger (1) are calculated separately.

Rüger (10) may also be a first name.

Rüger Last Name Facts

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

Rüger is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ruger, Rúger or Rùger. For other possible spellings of Rüger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rüger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 63,583rd most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 924,933 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rüger reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

Rüger is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 7,625 people, or 1 in 10,558. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 22 percent live, Saxony, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 2 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Rüger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rüger has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rüger Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rüger earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 70.57% more than the national average, earning 590,310 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 23.32% more than the national average, earning R 293,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruger931,984/
Rúger931/
Rùger931/
Rüdger9133/
Rügert9127/
Rügger9120/
Rütger912/
Rüttger83492/
Roger80110,360/
Riger801,221/
Róger806/
Rüser803/
Rieger7352,646/
Rogier733,281/
Rouger732,918/
Rueger731,381/
Rogger731,040/
Roeger73910/
Rugger73422/
Rigger73363/
Rutger73185/
Runger73155/
Rhiger73155/
Rudger7380/
Rugere7338/
Ruzger7321/
Rooger7319/
Rugier7314/
Rauger7313/
Reuger739/
Rogerr736/
Rigier734/
Rogeer734/
Hruger734/
Rugher733/
Rogerz732/
Ruuger732/
Rugerd731/
Rucger731/
Rigehr731/
Rocger731/
Rruger731/
Rugeer730/
Hriger730/
Rigerr730/
Ruiger730/
Rugert730/
Rougier678,458/
Riegger672,530/
Ruegger67455/
Rungger67361/
Ruggier67272/
Ruggere67141/
Ruttger6746/
Rougert6742/
Reugger6712/
Riegier677/
Raugier675/
Raugere675/
Roggier674/
Ruguert673/
Ruggert673/
Rougher672/
Ruigher671/
Rutgier671/
Rugerre671/
Rougere671/
Roghier671/
Raugher671/
Rougger671/
Rugiere671/
Roogger671/
Rüchert671/
Rutgere671/
Roegier671/
Raugert670/
Ruigger670/
Roudger670/
Rrieger670/

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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 Rüger
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