All over the world, Руте (Ruthe 
, Руте 
) is a common female forename. The forename Руте is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common feminine name, Brazil, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Cameroon, where it is a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brazil, and the United States. Very seldom, Руте is the last name as well as the forename.