Ruta is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ruta
No. of characters: 4
Origin: United States
Meaning: It was in Sicily (province of Ragusa) that the name is the most common. It is also present in the Lazio and Puglia. In France, Marseille is one the most frequently encounter. There seems to be a place name (attested in Sicily and Calabria). As to the meaning, "ruta" means in Italian street (plant), the question is whether it is the same in the Southern dialects.

How popular is Ruta?

Ruta is common in United States.

Ruta is ranked 24480 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Rutas plummeted by 1.057402 per cent to 655 since 2000 and slipped by 1836 spots and ranked at 34539. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.4 92.9
Hispanic or Latino 5.65 2.27
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.36 2.87
Black 1.37 0
Ruta is quite popular family name mostly used in Italy while Rwanda is ahead in terms of density. Around 20944 people have been found who wears Ruta as their family name. Ruta is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
39,450 Moldova8
14,126 Colombia3
5,671 Guatemala2
1,143 French Polynesia2
24,269 Peru2
20,595 China2
20,186 Kenya2
13,552 Qatar2
54,641 Sweden2
5,553 Taiwan1
25,721 Egypt1
12,741 Ecuador1
21,562 Portugal1
5,924 Paraguay1
34,581 Chile1
30,360 Thailand1
15,705 Cameroon1
62,864 New Zealand1
5,872 Namibia1
2,935 Madagascar1
49,529 Israel1
3,586 Honduras1
3,307 Malta1
18,969 Wales1
19,810 Croatia1
17,575 Kuwait1
3,350 Fiji1
9,591 Panama1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
46,489 Australia43
37,591 Belgium37
9,692 Ireland27
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
18,457 Scotland20
28,338 Norway20
94,051 Kazakhstan19
69,202 Netherlands18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
20,876 Belarus65
4,082 Estonia61
Countries with hundreds of Ruta:
2,846 Romania835
19,380 Germany538
907 Lithuania451
11,325 Canada345
15,781 Argentina343
16,607 Ukraine342
826 Latvia321
36,063 Brazil318
79,820 India305
5,934 Venezuela276
36,255 Indonesia275
6,496 Czech Republic274
42,934 France233
19,046 Mexico183
72,395 Russia178
31,070 Turkey140
36,041 England118
9,988 Switzerland117
24,573 Spain112
Countries with thousands of Ruta:
2,330 Italy4,076
1,552 Poland3,389
888 Rwanda1,894
3,162 Uganda1,680
3,148 Tanzania1,654
12,822 Philippines1,160
29,493 United States1,010
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Laborer Alfonso Ruta from Castropignano, Italy aboard the Patria from Naples. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in Pittsburg on April 29, 1899. Antonio Ruta (31) Peasant, Antonio Ruta, aged 47, Laborer Generoso Ruta, Gilda Ruta (39), Giulio Ruta (22) Laborer, 32 years old Giuseppe Ruta, 34 years old Virginio Ruta, are others that migrated to US.

Ruta Namesakes

  • Erik Rutan, Musician
  • Jason Ruta, Television actor
  • Georges Rutaganda, Military Commander
  • Burt Rutan, Aerospace Engineer
  • Burt Rutan, Aerospace Engineer
  • Amandin Rutayisire, Basketball Player
  • Simon Rutar, Historian
  • Dick Rutan, Aviator
  • Domenica Ruta, Author
  • Erik Rutan, Musician

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