Rüster Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rüster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rüster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7121:113,06913,919
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Finland61:916,11741,832
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

The alternate forms: Ruster (2,145) are calculated separately.

Rüster Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Rüster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rüster is the 452,985th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Rüster reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Rüster is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 712 people, or 1 in 113,069. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 24 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Germany it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruster942,145/
Rister832,744/
Roster83799/
Rüsterová806/
Riester773,041/
Rouster77157/
Reuster77106/
Ruester77104/
Risther7748/
Riszter7739/
Rooster7724/
Rishter7719/
Roester7714/
Rosster7713/
Rostier779/
Rauster778/
Roszter776/
Hrister772/
Rostter772/
Rustier772/
Rosther771/
Hroster771/
Russter771/
Ristter771/
Rrister770/
Ruister770/
Rusther770/
Rischter71195/
Roschter716/
Rossster715/
Rosæther711/
Rosstter711/
Riesteer711/
Rustre6757/
Rischtter6734/
Rooschter671/
Rostyr671/
Rousthier671/
Rischtear670/
Ruxter670/
Ruchter627/
Ristair621/
Routhstire500/

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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 Rüster
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