Rūta Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Rūta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 8 | 1:379,324 | 17,382 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
The alternate forms: Ruta (20,984), Růta (52) & Rúta (1) are calculated separately.
Rūta (8,668) may also be a first name.
Rūta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rūta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rūta is borne by more people in Lithuania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ruta, Růta or Rúta. Click here for other potential spellings of Rūta.
How Common Is The Last Name Rūta? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rūta live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 67,398th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 8,668 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Lithuania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 379,324. In Lithuania it is primarily concentrated in: Alytus County, where 50 percent reside, Vilnius County, where 25 percent reside and Klaipėda County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Lithuania Rūta is found in one country. It is also found in Latvia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruta | 92 | 20,984 | / |
| Růta | 92 | 52 | / |
| Rúta | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rota | 75 | 48,489 | / |
| Róta | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rauta | 67 | 104,333 | / |
| Rotta | 67 | 9,476 | / |
| Rutta | 67 | 4,605 | / |
| Routa | 67 | 1,333 | / |
| Rutha | 67 | 1,148 | / |
| Rusta | 67 | 1,148 | / |
| Reuta | 67 | 748 | / |
| Rotea | 67 | 708 | / |
| Rotai | 67 | 409 | / |
| Rotha | 67 | 408 | / |
| Ruita | 67 | 406 | / |
| Rutai | 67 | 310 | / |
| Roota | 67 | 224 | / |
| Rotay | 67 | 173 | / |
| Rutas | 67 | 151 | / |
| Rutah | 67 | 90 | / |
| Rotau | 67 | 69 | / |
| Rrota | 67 | 49 | / |
| Rotaa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Rutat | 67 | 26 | / |
| Rutea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Rutap | 67 | 18 | / |
| Rotaj | 67 | 15 | / |
| Roeta | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ruuta | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rutay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rhuta | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rodta | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rhota | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruhta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rutaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rutaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rutaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rutga | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rutau | 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
- 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 Rūta
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