van Ruth Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
van Ruth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 262 | 1:64,455 | 11,064 |
| Australia | 119 | 1:226,855 | 21,510 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: van Rüth (49) are calculated separately.
van Ruth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Ruth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Ruth occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: van Rüth. For other possible spellings of van Ruth click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Ruth? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 731,961st most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. The surname van Ruth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of van Ruth live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 262 people, or 1 in 64,455. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 41 percent are found, Gelderland, where 15 percent are found and North Holland, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Rüth | 96 | 49 | / |
| van Reuth | 94 | 47 | / |
| van Rut | 93 | 17 | / |
| van Roth | 88 | 1 | / |
| Van-Ruth | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Rutte | 82 | 73 | / |
| van Raust | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Rot | 80 | 1 | / |
| von Roth | 75 | 71 | / |
| van Root | 75 | 2 | / |
| von Rush | 75 | 1 | / |
| von Ruch | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Reus | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Roodt | 71 | 99 | / |
| von Rauch | 71 | 17 | / |
| von Rutte | 71 | 4 | / |
| van Roo | 67 | 132 | / |
| van Roe | 67 | 10 | / |
| von Rausch | 67 | 2 | / |
| von Rus | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Reu | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Rooy | 63 | 6,951 | / |
| van Roey | 63 | 1,441 | / |
| van Rood | 63 | 62 | / |
| von Rusz | 63 | 5 | / |
| von Rhau | 63 | 3 | / |
| von Reuß | 63 | 2 | / |
| von Rupp | 63 | 1 | / |
| von Russ | 63 | 1 | / |
| van Rooj | 63 | 1 | / |
| van Rooij | 59 | 6,640 | / |
| von Raupp | 59 | 5 | / |
| van Roeij | 59 | 5 | / |
| von Reuss | 59 | 4 | / |
| Van-Roodt | 59 | 1 | / |
| van Rooije | 56 | 4 | / |
| von Roo | 53 | 4 | / |
| Van-Rooy | 50 | 15 | / |
| von Rooy | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Ruth
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