Rüttgers Surname

216,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rüttgers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rüttgers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8581:43,3295,691
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

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

Rüttgers Last Name Facts

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

Rüttgers is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Ruttgers. Click here for further possible spellings of Rüttgers.

How Common Is The Last Name Rüttgers? popularity and diffusion

Rüttgers is the 216,621st most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,847,701 people. The last name Rüttgers is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rüttgers live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Rüttgers is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,858 people, or 1 in 43,329. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 87 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent reside and Hesse, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruttgers9630/
Rütters93552/
Rütgers9390/
Rittgers88714/
Rottgers8843/
Rüters8694/
Ruettgers82295/
Roettgers82168/
Rutgers804,180/
Rutters80512/
Ritters80433/
Rotgers80264/
Rüthers80156/
Ritgers804/
Ruetters7517/
Rietters754/
Reutgers753/
Ruthgers751/
Ruetgers751/
Routgers751/
Ruttgars750/
Rootgers750/
Rittgars750/
Rugers71130/
Riters7152/
Ruters7111/
Ruthgeers711/
Rodgers67139,030/
Ridgers67651/
Rudgers67246/
Ruthers6797/
Rihters6763/
Ruygers6751/
Ruggers6725/
Roogers6711/
Rotzers675/
Rougers675/
Rueters673/
Rieters672/
Rhiters672/
Raugers671/
Rugiers670/
Ritzers670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rüttgers
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