van Rugge Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Rugge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Rugge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

van Rugge Last Name Facts

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

van Rugge is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van Rugge click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Rugge? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname van Rugge is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of van Rugge are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 703,632. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 46 percent are found, North Brabant, where 42 percent are found and Gelderland, where 4 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands van Rugge occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Rouge893/
van Rouse781/
van Ree751,528/
van Rie75589/
van Rey75118/
van Rye7524/
van Roe7510/
van Rae751/
van Roey711,441/
van Rhee711,355/
van Roie71313/
van Roye71213/
van Reij71149/
van Reit7127/
van Reis7122/
van Rije7114/
von Rège714/
van Roje713/
von Roue711/
van Raye711/
van Reus711/
van Reid711/
van Read710/
van Reuth6747/
van Rooye6737/
van Reydt6713/
van Roeij675/
van Roeye672/
van Reich672/
van Rooie671/
van Reith671/
van Raust671/
van Rudgisch670/

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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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  • 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 van Rugge
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