655 people were registered with the surname RUDA (male) in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026.
Surname RUDA
People with the surname RUDA in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026: 655 men and 1,477 women. Most registered in: ŚLĄSKIE.
6 verified statements
male
655people in the PESEL register · 20 January 2026
about 1 in 32,363
Most registered in: ŚLĄSKIE (23.0%, 20 January 2026)
female
1,477people in the PESEL register · 20 January 2026
about 1 in 14,597
Each 1-in-X is computed within its own dataset. The datasets are different sizes, so these two figures are not compared with each other.
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How many people have this surname?
The PESEL register publishes two separate surname lists, male and female. We show each figure on its own and never add them up.
male
female
1,477 people were registered with the surname RUDA (female) in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026.
The male and female datasets are separate and are never summed.
02
How rare is this surname?
“1 in X” means that roughly one in every X people on this list has this surname. The bigger X, the rarer the name. The rank counts from the most common surname on the list.
male
about 1 in 32,363
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#4,803 rank on the surname list
About 1 in 32,363 people counted in the PESEL register (male) bore the surname RUDA on 20 January 2026.
RUDA (male) ranked 4,803 among the surnames in this dataset.
female
about 1 in 14,597
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#1,980 rank on the surname list
About 1 in 14,597 people counted in the PESEL register (female) bore the surname RUDA on 20 January 2026.
RUDA (female) ranked 1,980 among the surnames in this dataset.
- #1,978DMOCHOWSKA1,479
- #1,978ŻÓŁTOWSKA1,479
- #1,980RUDA this surname1,477
- #1,982LIPOWSKA1,476
- #1,983MRÓWKA1,475
Two places above and two below on the same list. Surnames with the same count share a place.
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Where is it most often registered?
The map and the list show the voivodeships where people with this surname have a registered permanent address. The brighter the colour and the longer the bar, the bigger the share.
male
Among the 565 people with the surname RUDA (male) who had a registered voivodeship on 20 January 2026, 23.0% were registered in ŚLĄSKIE.
Hover over or tap a voivodeship to see its figures.
Share of people with a registered voivodeship, lowest first:
- 0%–5%
- 5%–10%
- 10%–15%
- 15%–20%
- 20%–25%
- not listed in the dataset — not zero
| Voivodeship | Share | Count |
|---|---|---|
| ŚLĄSKIE | 23.0% | 130 |
| ŁÓDZKIE | 15.8% | 89 |
| WIELKOPOLSKIE | 14.2% | 80 |
| PODKARPACKIE | 10.6% | 60 |
| WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE | 7.8% | 44 |
| DOLNOŚLĄSKIE | 5.1% | 29 |
| MAZOWIECKIE | 5.0% | 28 |
| POMORSKIE | 3.9% | 22 |
| ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE | 3.9% | 22 |
| MAŁOPOLSKIE | 3.4% | 19 |
| LUBUSKIE | 2.3% | 13 |
| ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE | 2.1% | 12 |
| OPOLSKIE | 1.6% | 9 |
| KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE | 1.1% | 6 |
| PODLASKIE | 0.4% | 2 |
female
Only 46.7% of bearers had a registered voivodeship, so this is not the surname's distribution.
Among the 690 people with the surname RUDA (female) who had a registered voivodeship on 20 January 2026, 19.3% were registered in ŚLĄSKIE.
Hover over or tap a voivodeship to see its figures.
Share of people with a registered voivodeship, lowest first:
- 0%–4%
- 4%–8%
- 8%–12%
- 12%–16%
- 16%–20%
- not listed in the dataset — not zero
| Voivodeship | Share | Count |
|---|---|---|
| ŚLĄSKIE | 19.3% | 133 |
| WIELKOPOLSKIE | 13.6% | 94 |
| ŁÓDZKIE | 11.2% | 77 |
| PODKARPACKIE | 10.1% | 70 |
| DOLNOŚLĄSKIE | 7.5% | 52 |
| WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE | 5.8% | 40 |
| POMORSKIE | 5.2% | 36 |
| MAZOWIECKIE | 5.1% | 35 |
| LUBUSKIE | 4.3% | 30 |
| LUBELSKIE | 4.1% | 28 |
| ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE | 3.5% | 24 |
| MAŁOPOLSKIE | 3.0% | 21 |
| OPOLSKIE | 2.8% | 19 |
| ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE | 1.7% | 12 |
| KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE | 1.6% | 11 |
| PODLASKIE | 1.2% | 8 |
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How did this count change between editions of the list?
The PESEL register publishes its lists every year. We show the number of people with this surname on each edition, beside how the whole list changed. We say what changed, not why.
male
The number of people with the surname RUDA (male) in the PESEL register changed from 652 on 30 June 2019 to 655 on 20 January 2026: +0.5%. The whole list changed by +6.7% between those editions.
| As of | Share of the list | People |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2019* | 1 in 30,460 | 652 |
| 22 January 2020 | 1 in 30,489 | 652 |
| 1 February 2021 | 1 in 30,515 | 655 |
| 27 January 2022 | 1 in 30,658 | 659 |
| 30 January 2023 | 1 in 31,623 | 658 |
| 19 January 2024 | 1 in 31,880 | 658 |
| 22 January 2025 | 1 in 32,406 | 651 |
| 20 January 2026 | 1 in 32,363 | 655 |
* The 2019 files describe their contents in fewer words than the later ones. We read them as the same list: people with their current surname.
female
The number of people with the surname RUDA (female) in the PESEL register changed from 928 on 30 June 2019 to 1,477 on 20 January 2026: +59.2%. The whole list changed by +6.5% between those editions.
| As of | Share of the list | People |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2019* | 1 in 21,820 | 928 |
| 22 January 2020 | 1 in 21,195 | 954 |
| 2 February 2021 | 1 in 20,551 | 986 |
| 27 January 2022 | The publisher's file dated 27 January 2022 repeats the data of the previous edition, so it is not shown as an edition of its own. | |
| 30 January 2023 | 1 in 15,724 | 1,359 |
| 19 January 2024 | 1 in 15,212 | 1,412 |
| 22 January 2025 | 1 in 14,821 | 1,453 |
| 20 January 2026 | 1 in 14,597 | 1,477 |
* The 2019 files describe their contents in fewer words than the later ones. We read them as the same list: people with their current surname.
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What does this surname mean?
We give a meaning only when a scholarly work supports it. We don't guess.
We have no sourced meaning for this surname. We could not find it in any scholarly work we are able to cite here, and we do not guess at meanings.
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Where does it appear in old print?
Polona, the National Library's digital library, searches its catalogue and the text of its scanned pages. We show how many results it returns for this word, and from which years.
The word RUDA appears on 93,724 pages of works not under copyright and in 446 catalogue records in Polona (searched on 1 October 2026).
These are search results for the word in any inflected form. Some may be another meaning of the same spelling, and they are not a count of people or of mentions of anyone's family.
- before 1800554
- 1800–18495,307
- 1850–189924,433
- 1900–191813,167
- 1919–193936,414
- 1940 on13,455
Catalogue records by kind
- Ephemera107
- Books73
- Photographs30
- Periodicals17
- E-books13
- Maps and atlases9
Most common places of publication
- Warszawa47,771
- Katowice9,047
- Kraków5,981
- Lwów5,781
- Poznań3,757
- Wilno1,467
Example pages in the public domain
„Ruda Śl. Gutwein Jan 30. VI. 1937 r. Ruda Śl. Duszki Mieczysław 30. VI. 1937 r. Ruda Śl.”
„Tarnów ......... 172 Chorzów 0,13 Ruda Sl.”
„Ruda do Poręb (Kolbuszów) 71. Ruda (Rohatyn) 23. Ruda rożaniecka (Ciesza nów) 20. Ruda sielecka 49.”
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Which localities have this name?
The TERYT register, Poland's official list of localities, holds localities named the same as this surname. We show them with their gmina, powiat and voivodeship.
The TERYT register lists 45 localities named RUDA (as of 1 January 2026).
A shared name in the register. It does not say where the surname began, or that the surname and these places are connected.
- Rudavillagegmina Grudziądz, powiat grudziądzki, KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Rogowo, powiat rypiński, KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Skrwilno, powiat rypiński, KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Widawa, powiat łaski, ŁÓDZKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Dobryszyce, powiat radomszczański, ŁÓDZKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Gidle, powiat radomszczański, ŁÓDZKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Sieradz, powiat sieradzki, ŁÓDZKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Skierniewice, powiat skierniewicki, ŁÓDZKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Wieluń, powiat wieluński, ŁÓDZKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Ruda-Huta, powiat chełmski, LUBELSKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Janów Lubelski, powiat janowski, LUBELSKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Krzywda, powiat łukowski, LUBELSKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Serokomla, powiat łukowski, LUBELSKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Stoczek Łukowski, powiat łukowski, LUBELSKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Trojanów, powiat garwoliński, MAZOWIECKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Kozienice, powiat kozienicki, MAZOWIECKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Dębe Wielkie, powiat miński, MAZOWIECKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Dzierzgowo, powiat mławski, MAZOWIECKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Wąsewo, powiat ostrowski, MAZOWIECKIE voivodeship
- Rudavillagegmina Tarczyn, powiat piaseczyński, MAZOWIECKIE voivodeship
and 25 more
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Who well known has this surname?
Wikidata, the open knowledge base behind Wikipedia, lists people with this surname. Polish citizens come first, and among them those the most Wikipedia articles are written about.
Wikidata lists 8 people with the surname RUDA who have a Wikipedia article (as of 4 October 2026).
Sharing a surname does not mean being related. Wikidata is edited by volunteers and can be wrong.
- János Ruda1550–1594Wikidata
- Elias Wilhelm Ruda1807–1833Swedish writerWikidata
- Erzsébet Ruda1904–1994Hungarian athletics competitor (1904-1991)WikipediaWikidata
The other people (5) will be in the “Surname and family” report.
Sources on this page
- Official data Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji — Nazwiska występujące w rejestrze PESEL · 20 January 2026 · CC0 1.0 · Dane pochodzą z rejestru PESEL, Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, dane.gov.pl (CC0 1.0) · dane.gov.pl
- Digital library Biblioteka Narodowa — Polona · Polona, Biblioteka Narodowa · polona.pl
- Official data GUS — TERYT · 1 January 2026 · api.stat.gov.pl
- Source Wikidata · CC0 · wikidata.org
How to read these figures
- Wykaz nazwisk męskich osób żyjących (wg pola nazwisko aktualne) występujących w rejestrze PESEL, stan na 20.01.2026
- Surnames occurring once are not published; absence from the dataset is not zero.
- The publisher does not state whether the split is by a person's sex or by the grammatical gender of the surname form. The datasets are therefore neither summed nor compared numerically.
- The male and female datasets are separate and are never summed.
- Wykaz nazwisk żeńskich osób żyjących (wg pola nazwisko aktualne) występujących w rejestrze PESEL, stan na 20.01.2026
- Denominator: 21,197,537 people counted in the PESEL register — the sum of the published counts in this dataset, not Poland's population.
- The 1-in-X figure is rounded; the count of people is exact.
- Denominator: 21,560,302 people counted in the PESEL register — the sum of the published counts in this dataset, not Poland's population.
- A permanent registered residence is an address in the register — not an actual address, and not information about a family's roots.
- Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
- Only 46.7% of bearers had a registered voivodeship, so this is not the surname's distribution.
- The size of the list itself changes between editions, so beside the count we show the share of that edition's list (“1 in X”).
- Polona's figures are search results for the word in any inflected form, in the catalogue and in the text of pages of works not under copyright; not every result is the surname.
- A shared name in the register. It does not say where the surname began, or that the surname and these places are connected.
- Whole localities only, as SIMC lists them, without parts of a locality, under the register's official name.
- The people from Wikidata share the surname; that does not mean they are related to each other or to anyone. No date of death in Wikidata does not mean a person is living.
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