Rosu Surname

17,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Rosu Surname User-submission:

Rosu is a Romanian surname, meaning 'red'.

Rosu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania28,3841:70792
Moldova6141:5,800896
United States4501:805,46462,023
Italy3271:187,02427,580
Canada1641:224,66821,579
France1361:488,40268,701
Belgium891:129,17618,730
Greece711:156,05325,589
England711:784,76142,668
Austria611:139,59718,914
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Finland331:166,56714,872
India301:25,568,846339,406
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Norway121:428,52437,411
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620

The alternate forms: Roşu (4,943), Rošu (173) & Rosú (1) are calculated separately.

Rosu (348) may also be a first name.

Rosu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rosu is a Romanian surname, meaning 'red'.

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Rosu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rosu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rosu (Hindi: रोसू, Marathi: रोसु, Russian: Росу) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Roşu, Rošu or Rosú. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,963rd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 236,924 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Rosu live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Romanian Europe. Rosu is also the 467,354th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 348 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 28,384 people, or 1 in 707. In Romania Rosu is primarily found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent are found, Iași County, where 6 percent are found and Bacău County, where 6 percent are found. Not including Romania it occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Rosu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rosu are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rosu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 60.05% less than the national average, earning €11,996 per year; in United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $54,777 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roşu924,943/
Rošu92173/
Rosú921/
Hrosu89874/
Rousu89669/
Roshu89522/
Rosiu89428/
Rosus89409/
Rossu89188/
Rotsu8981/
Roseu8941/
Rosuş8939/
Rosut8937/
Rosou8923/
Rosau898/
Rosup895/
Rosui894/
Roscu892/
Rosuh891/
Roosu891/
Rosuș891/
Rotsut80793/
Rousou80491/
Rosaut80348/
Hrossu80299/
Rossau80280/
Roshau80228/
Rossou80202/
Rosoux80176/
Rodsud80170/
Roseus80135/
Rouseu8034/
Roschu8024/
Rousau8021/
Rodsut8017/
Rosgau8016/
Rotsou8016/
Rodsup8011/
Roszus807/
Rosaux807/
Rosaus807/
Rossut807/
Roscau806/
Rosout804/
Roussu803/
Roisau803/
Rossus802/
Roshud802/
Rosseu801/
Rossgu801/
Rosuth801/
Roosuu801/
Roysup801/
Hrosup801/
Roshou800/
Roseup800/
Rusu75102,844/
Rasu754,404/
Resu752,304/
Roju75316/
Rocu75177/
Rozu7516/
Räsu758/
Rosó751/
Roussou734,410/
Rousseu73219/
Roshoud7358/
Rousgou7346/
Routsou7339/
Rousaud7336/
Roussau7329/
Rossoux7324/
Roshult7310/
Roschau738/
Ruoshui737/
Rosshau735/
Rodsuit734/
Rossuth733/
Roschut733/
Roissou733/
Rossaus732/
Rossaut732/
Rossjud731/
Roshchu731/
Rousaux731/
Rouseux731/
Roushou731/
Roodsud731/
Roussus731/
Roshaud730/
Rousout730/
Russu6714,639/
Rashu671,825/
Reesu671,354/
Rassu671,065/
Rasuh67477/
Reshu67278/
Rozou67243/
Rasud67221/
Rasou67214/
Ruusu67206/
Rascu67189/
Raasu67189/
Razou67181/
Raseu67148/
Rausu67146/
Roussaux67131/
Rociu67130/
Resau67116/
Roussaud67114/
Rusuh6779/
Ratsu6775/
Rusiu6772/
Rasiu6769/
Rasau6763/
Rezou6761/
Rosschou6752/
Rochu6752/
Rasus6742/
Rezsu6736/
Ruisu6732/
Rossó6731/
Rajou6726/
Rooschuz6725/
Rusau6725/
Ressu6722/
Rasup6722/
Rusui6721/
Rusup6719/
Rusut6714/
Rosúa6714/
Rasju6713/
Rodju6712/
Rushu6712/
Rasut6711/
Rusus6711/
Rasui6710/
Roßau6710/
Rothsuss679/
Rasgu678/
Rosão677/
Resuh674/
Rasux674/
Hrasu674/
Rozau673/
Ruseu673/
Raesu673/
Roåžu673/
Rutsu673/
Rosoe672/
Rasuj672/
Rousscau672/
Rozus672/
Roozu672/
Rouju671/
Rousseus671/
Rosoo671/
Rozeu671/
Rhesu671/
Rocou671/
Hrosó671/
Reseu671/
Rosoň671/
Rojhu671/
Rocau671/
Rozsó671/
Rousseux671/
Roussous671/
Rusou671/
Ruszu671/
Hrusu671/
Resui671/
Ruoxu671/
Rojeu671/
Rogiu671/

Rosu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rosu in the Marathi language
रोसुrosu75
रोसूrosu25
Rosu in the Hindi language
रोसूrosu55.56
रोसुrosu44.44
Rosu in the Russian language
Росуrosu-

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