Rügner Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Rügner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rügner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2731:294,89230,449
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Rugner (30) are calculated separately.

Rügner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rügner occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Rugner. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rügner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 930,678th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname Rügner occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rügner are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 294,892. In Germany Rügner is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 64 percent live, Hesse, where 14 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent live. Excluding Germany Rügner occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Liechtenstein, where 3 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rugner9430/
Rüner917/
Rogner831,412/
Rünger83309/
Rigner8330/
Roegner77786/
Riegner77512/
Ruegner7795/
Rungner7715/
Roghner775/
Roggner771/
Reugner771/
Rocgner771/
Rigneur770/
Riner734,275/
Runer73318/
Rugne7340/
Rühne7334/
Rünge731/
Rigne731/
Roughner711/
Rigney679,157/
Runner672,404/
Riener671,869/
Rineer671,336/
Rhiner671,101/
Rinier67357/
Rinear67281/
Rihner67180/
Ruhner6770/
Rignér6731/
Hruner676/
Runier675/
Rinher671/
Runyer671/
Rugney671/
Rineir670/
Ruener670/
Rineur670/
Rhuner670/

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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 Rügner
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