The Ruas surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 117 people carried this name — #142,108 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 112 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 287 people named Ruas.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Gard.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 88 people named Ruas live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
23 people named Ruas live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Ruas,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alfredo Ruas 1890–1966 · actor
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Óscar Freire de Vasconcelos Ruas 1899–1982 · politician
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Simone Ruas 1919–2001 · high jumper
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Brito 1939–2026 · association football coach
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Xavier Ruas 1943–2025 · raseteur
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Michel Ruas 1945– · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ruas.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Ruas is.
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