Rühle Surname

90,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rühle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rühle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,2111:15,4492,030
Switzerland541:152,09114,437
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

The alternate forms: Ruhle (1,428), Rűhle (1) & Ruhlé (33) are calculated separately.

Rühle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rühle is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Ruhle, Rűhle or Ruhlé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rühle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rühle is the 90,605th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,377,868 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rühle reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 5,211 people, or 1 in 15,449. In Germany Rühle is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 44 percent reside, Saxony, where 21 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and Czechia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhle931,428/
Rűhle931/
Ruhlé8733/
Rhule804,158/
Rühli8088/
Rhile8041/
Rülle8016/
Rhole8012/
Rihle800/
Riehle734,876/
Ruehle731,470/
Rahule73216/
Roehle7390/
Rihlea7379/
Rhiley7357/
Ruhley7316/
Rhoule735/
Rhules732/
Ruhler732/
Ruthle732/
R'Hile732/
Rhoole731/
Rujhle731/
Rhaule731/
Rhulle731/
Rauhle731/
Rihley731/
Rhiele730/
Ruhlee730/
Rule6719,460/
Role672,590/
Rile671,130/
Rühlich6741/
Ruihley6738/
Ruthley672/
Ruihles671/
Rhuller671/
Riehley671/
Rujhler670/

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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
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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 Rühle
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