Ruoss Surname

263,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ruoss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruoss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,0181:8,0681,310
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Germany1961:410,74237,603
England101:5,571,806158,774
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Ruoss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruoss (Russian: Руосс) is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruoss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 263,596th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,904,136 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Ruoss are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,018 people, or 1 in 8,068. In Switzerland Ruoss is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Schwyz, where 42 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent reside and Canton of St Gallen, where 12 percent reside. Besides Switzerland this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Ruoss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruoss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruoss last name increased 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruoss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruoss last name are 11.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Ruoss earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.23% less than the national average, earning $36,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.12% more than the national average, earning $53,719 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ross89485,935/
Ruos89134/
Rouhoss831/
Reuss804,612/
Rosse804,170/
Rauss80432/
Rouss80372/
Hross80361/
Roiss80181/
Rooss8089/
Rosså8060/
Rossz8041/
Rosst8023/
Royss8019/
Rhoss8015/
Ruose806/
Rossd803/
Ruosh801/
Rohss801/
Rossx801/
Rosss801/
Ruohs800/
Rross800/
Ros75128,692/
Ruo752,652/
Rousse735,532/
Ruosch73253/
Roisse73230/
Rausse73162/
Ruhose7395/
Rousst7378/
Rouhos7310/
D'Ross736/
Hrouss732/
Hrosse732/
Roysse732/
Ruasse732/
Roshsh731/
Roosse731/
Hrauss731/
Rossås731/
Roussz731/
Rrauss731/
Rossch730/
Rootss730/
Rosshe730/
Rose67415,299/
Roos6771,964/
Ruot6740,228/
Rost6725,693/
Ruas6720,044/
Rois6712,000/
Reus6711,389/
Rous676,548/
Raus674,286/
Rass673,213/
Rosh672,837/
Roys672,702/
Rohs671,455/
Rots67746/
Rossova67522/
Rojs67503/
Ruop67378/
Hros67342/
Ruoß67309/
Rosz67120/
Rosø67111/
Rìos6787/
Rosd6762/
Roås6753/
Rods6751/
Ruod6743/
Roxs6739/
Rossová6735/
Rhos6715/
Ruoz6713/
Åros6713/
Rõss678/
Rauschs675/
Rosp673/
Rïos673/
Ruoj672/
Ruoy672/
Roså672/
Rruo671/
Rosx671/
Rosj671/
Ruoa671/
Roís671/
Roës671/
Rgos671/
Rzos671/
Reuschs671/
Rhuo671/
Ruox671/
Ruoe670/

Ruoss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruoss in the Russian language
Руоссruoss-

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Ruoss Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruoss
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