Ruess Surname

201,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Ruess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9321:86,37910,910
United States7701:470,72640,023
Austria1851:46,0297,363
Switzerland1191:69,0168,291
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Ruess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruess is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruess? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruess is the 201,348th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,518,854 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Ruess live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Ruess is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 932 people, or 1 in 86,379. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 76 percent live, Bavaria, where 12 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent live and Austria, where 9 percent live.

Ruess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruess surname increased 865 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruess surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ruess earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $47,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.28% more than the national average, earning $73,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruesse917/
Reuess910/
Rues89290/
Rouesse834/
Reiss8020,774/
Riess806,817/
Reuss804,612/
Ruest802,991/
Roess80739/
Raess80492/
Rauss80432/
Rouss80372/
Ruehs80349/
Reyss80168/
Reass80103/
Ruiss8079/
Ruesz8073/
Ruese8070/
Reess8047/
Rejss8030/
Ruyes8018/
Reues8010/
Ruesh807/
Ruets805/
Roues804/
Ruies803/
Ryess802/
Rujes802/
Ruuss802/
Rujss801/
Raues800/
Rouyesse774/
Ruessová771/
Rue759,828/
Rousse735,532/
Ruesch732,677/
Rayess73972/
Reisse73419/
Reusse73353/
Rouyes73178/
Rausse73162/
Rousst7378/
Reyess7333/
Reissd7328/
Rheiss7317/
Reuyss737/
Raiess736/
Rejoss735/
Rouest733/
Reihss733/
Ruidss733/
Rugges732/
Hrouss732/
Reytss731/
Rouese731/
Raoues731/
Rojess731/
Hrauss731/
Reeass731/
Riessz731/
Ruiesz731/
Ruysse731/
Rouhes731/
Roussz731/
Rujies731/
Rrauss731/
Royess730/
Ruesth730/
Reiiss730/
Reasse730/
Reuoss730/
Rowess730/
Rhuies730/
Rhuiss730/
Reis67532,180/
Rees6787,834/
Ries6732,586/
Reus6711,389/
Ruis679,023/
Raes677,880/
Ruey677,570/
Rous676,548/
Raus674,286/
Roes673,660/
Ruet672,971/
Reas672,896/
Ruys672,244/
Roue671,858/
Reys671,773/
Rueß671,701/
Ruetsch671,349/
Ruus671,332/
Rhue671,104/
Ruez67923/
Ruer67863/
Rued67337/
Rejasse67267/
Ruesche67229/
Rejs67195/
Ryes67188/
Ruep6755/
Ruee6745/
Ruej6736/
Rüss6734/
Rayesse6717/
Ruie6714/
Ruea678/
Ruggies675/
Raiesse675/
Rauschs675/
Rbes674/
Reís674/
Rves673/
Rujs673/
Rwes673/
Rajessh672/
Ruís672/
R'Weiss671/
Reuschs671/
Reischs671/
Hrue671/
Rayouss671/
Reyasse671/
Ruestch671/
Ruheshe671/
Ruiesch671/
D'Roess671/
Rouhies670/
Roggess670/
Raggess670/
Rrue670/

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