Surname Руте (Ruthe 
, Руте 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Руте is habitual in Estonia, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, and New Zealand, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Germany, and the United States. More prevalently, Руте is the forename as well as the last name.