Rüther Surname
Approximately 5,833 people bear this surname
Rüther Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,765 | 1:13,965 | 1,821 |
| Austria | 31 | 1:274,691 | 31,731 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Ruther (1,740) & Ruthér (21) are calculated separately.
Rüther Demographics
Average Rüther Salary in
Norway
351,469 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Rüther Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rüther Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rüther is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ruther or Ruthér. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rüther? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rüther is the 82,999th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,249,365 people. Rüther occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rüther are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Rüther is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 5,765 people, or 1 in 13,965. In Germany Rüther is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.
Rüther Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Rüther earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning 351,469 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 77.97% less than the national average, earning R 52,344 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruther | 94 | 1,740 | / |
| Rüter | 91 | 5,812 | / |
| Ruthér | 89 | 21 | / |
| Rother | 83 | 22,288 | / |
| Rütter | 83 | 1,010 | / |
| Rither | 83 | 195 | / |
| Rühter | 83 | 42 | / |
| Rütherová | 80 | 3 | / |
| Reuther | 77 | 9,199 | / |
| Ruether | 77 | 977 | / |
| Roether | 77 | 761 | / |
| Riether | 77 | 721 | / |
| Rothier | 77 | 408 | / |
| Rauther | 77 | 80 | / |
| Ruthert | 77 | 34 | / |
| Routher | 77 | 20 | / |
| Rotther | 77 | 14 | / |
| Rutther | 77 | 6 | / |
| Rithter | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ruthier | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ruither | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rutherd | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ruhther | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rithier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rusther | 77 | 0 | / |
| Riter | 73 | 1,977 | / |
| Roter | 73 | 1,704 | / |
| Ruter | 73 | 1,023 | / |
| Routhier | 71 | 4,967 | / |
| Rotthier | 71 | 787 | / |
| Routheir | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rautther | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rauthier | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rutheart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roehther | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ritter | 67 | 127,390 | / |
| Reuter | 67 | 64,901 | / |
| Rutter | 67 | 23,541 | / |
| Rotter | 67 | 14,637 | / |
| Ruiter | 67 | 9,872 | / |
| Rauter | 67 | 5,091 | / |
| Ruster | 67 | 2,145 | / |
| Rueter | 67 | 2,130 | / |
| Rutere | 67 | 1,878 | / |
| Ruyter | 67 | 1,170 | / |
| Rihter | 67 | 974 | / |
| Rieter | 67 | 523 | / |
| Ruhter | 67 | 391 | / |
| Rutger | 67 | 185 | / |
| Rotier | 67 | 153 | / |
| Router | 67 | 129 | / |
| Rutert | 67 | 105 | / |
| Roeter | 67 | 86 | / |
| Rooter | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ritier | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rhuter | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rodter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rhoter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rguter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rhiter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rutier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruthir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruuter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rutaheire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rűtherová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rūtere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rithir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ridter | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roteer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Rüther
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