Rüth Surname

157,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rüth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rüth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7481:29,2963,860
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Rüth (53) may also be a first name.

Rüth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rüth has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rüth? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 157,975th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,633,735 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rüth are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 53 people.

It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 2,748 people, or 1 in 29,296. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 39 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 0 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüt861/
Rütsch80116/
Rütz751,023/
Rüdt75271/
Rütt75255/
Rüte759/
Rüht752/
Rüdh751/
Rueth67665/
Ruuth67639/
Rühtz676/
Rüd57564/
Riet504,878/
Ruet502,971/
Ruut50264/
Rücz501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rüth
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