Rus Surname

10,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Rus Surname User-submission:

The Rus surname means 'a person who came from Russia' or can also mean 'someone with red hair' (rus is old Slovenian word for 'red').

Rus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania36,0261:55766
Spain6,0801:7,689936
Malaysia2,5351:11,6351,248
Slovenia1,8991:1,31091
Poland1,8641:20,3913,055
United States1,3951:259,82724,536
Indonesia1,0151:130,29513,051
Ukraine6211:73,30510,509
Netherlands5321:31,7435,261
France4621:143,77222,175
Czechia3971:26,7854,266
Argentina2941:145,38612,315
Germany2241:359,39934,546
Canada1861:198,09519,415
Serbia1841:38,8313,992
Belgium1531:75,14111,924
Austria1301:65,50310,107
Pakistan1201:1,488,69916,238
Slovakia1201:44,4708,422
England1101:506,52832,143
Australia881:306,76926,711
Venezuela811:372,8907,910
Italy691:886,32966,402
Moldova671:53,1557,609
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Croatia601:70,47712,599
Portugal571:182,7767,697
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
India421:18,263,461278,402
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Hungary301:327,20924,029
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Chile181:978,69319,774
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Greece161:692,48777,522
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Honduras151:587,7633,647
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Cambodia151:1,032,4765,479
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Norway121:428,52437,411
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Estonia121:110,15019,471
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Lithuania71:433,51318,290
China71:195,331,65210,124
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

The alternate forms: Ruš (26), Ruś (1), Ruş (1) & Rúš (1) are calculated separately.

Rus (13,302) may also be a first name.

Rus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Rus surname means 'a person who came from Russia' or can also mean 'someone with red hair' (rus is old Slovenian word for 'red').

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Rus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rus (Bengali: রুস, Hindi: रूस्तम, Marathi: रूस, Oriya: ରୁସ) occurs most in Romania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ruš, Ruś, Ruş or Rúš. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,144th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 131,307 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Rus live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 50,478th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 13,302 people.

The last name Rus is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 36,026 people, or 1 in 557. In Romania it is mostly found in: Cluj County, where 22 percent reside, Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 17 percent reside and Maramureș County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Romania it is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 11 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.

Rus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rus surname grew 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rus last name is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Rus last name are 10.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 68.91% less than the national average, earning €9,336 per year; in South Africa they earn 65.34% more than the national average, earning R 392,904 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.02% less than the national average, earning $15,205,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $46,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $47,983 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruš8926/
Ruś891/
Ruş891/
Rush8670,976/
Rust8634,962/
Russ8631,166/
Reus8611,389/
Ruis869,023/
Rous866,548/
Ruse866,466/
Raus864,286/
Ruys862,244/
Rusz861,901/
Ruus861,332/
Ruhs861,143/
Rusp8686/
Hrus8636/
Ruså8619/
Rusc8613/
Ruzs8613/
Rusd8610/
Rhus865/
Rujs863/
Ruís862/
Rusx861/
Ru80139,980/
Rúš781/
Rouse7548,709/
Rusch7518,791/
Roush7514,905/
Reuss754,612/
Ruijs751,687/
Rushe751,686/
Russe751,511/
Raush751,119/
Reuse751,045/
Reust751,004/
Rushd75493/
Ruise75487/
Rauss75432/
Rausz75423/
Ruisz75405/
Rouss75372/
Roust75215/
Raust75199/
Rause75189/
Rouys75149/
Rohus75146/
Routs75135/
Ruyts75126/
Århus75114/
Hreus75105/
Hrust75100/
Reush7596/
Ruiss7579/
Reusz7571/
Rujsz7571/
Reuts7559/
Rauhs7537/
Hrush7535/
Rusås7534/
Ruish7532/
Rutse7531/
Rahus7529/
Rauts7524/
Ruist7523/
Rouhs7516/
Ruscz7513/
Rusze7513/
Hruss7512/
Rouds7511/
Ruids7511/
Rusce7511/
Rauzs7510/
Ruizs757/
Rousc756/
Ruush756/
Hruse755/
Ruihs755/
Hraus755/
Ruzse755/
Rutsh754/
Rhuys753/
Rousd753/
Hrusc753/
Rauïs753/
Rruis753/
Rauds752/
Rousz752/
Rustt752/
Rheus752/
Ruuss752/
Rouxs752/
Russh752/
Ruhse752/
Ruits752/
Hrusz752/
Rusht752/
Russp751/
Russt751/
Rustd751/
Rgaus751/
Rausc751/
Rujss751/
Rrous751/
Hruis751/
Rhuÿs751/
Ruyzs751/
Ruyst751/
Rusző751/
Rustø751/
Rus'd751/
Hrous751/
Rhuse751/
Ruzsx751/
Rruse750/
Rousp750/
Rujsh750/
Rushs750/
Rui67188,628/
Ros67128,692/
Rau6745,700/
Rausch6739,835/
Ruz6727,547/
Rud6716,404/
Rup6710,267/
Rousse675,532/
Ruj674,909/
Ruh674,630/
Rut673,780/
Rou673,348/
Rusche673,238/
Rusova672,817/
Reu672,603/
Ruß672,531/
Ruy672,326/
Rux671,740/
Hroush671,126/
Ruisch67585/
Rusová67570/
Rousch67499/
Ruc67384/
Reusse67353/
Rausse67162/
Ruysch67121/
Ruu67108/
Rhu67107/
Rousst6778/
Rørhus6777/
Ruç6760/
Hrusch6757/
Rós6752/
Hru6748/
Rru6741/
Ruč6735/
Ruschp6726/
Rhouse6718/
Ruggis6713/
Ruø6713/
Rousøe6710/
Rushce6710/
Rahush6710/
Ruscht6710/
Hrusth679/
Rgu679/
Reutse677/
Roushe676/
Ruá676/
Hrauzs675/
Raudås674/
Ruë674/
Rzu673/
Ruidss673/
Hrauds673/
Reushe672/
Hrouss672/
Rautse672/
Rhouds671/
Roustt671/
Rrushe671/
Rgusch671/
Rhauds671/
Reusth671/
Raushe671/
Hrauss671/
Åhreus671/
Rousht671/
Ruysse671/
Ruí671/
Ruď671/
Ruthse671/
Rustch671/
Roussz671/
Ruusse671/
Rrauss671/
Rushch670/
Reutsh670/
Rudsch670/
Rousce670/
Russch670/
Hrouse670/
Rhuiss670/

Rus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rus in the Bengali language
রুসrusa-
Rus in the Oriya language
ରୁସrusa87.5
ରୁସ୍rus12.5
Rus in the Marathi language
रूसrusa60.22
रुसrusa39.78
Rus in the Hindi language
रूस्तमrustama37.93
रूसrusa32.18
रुसrusa27.59
रूस्rus1.15

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