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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) has its highest incidence in Romania. It can also appear as a variant: Ruš, Ruś, Ruş or Rúš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 10,144^th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 131,307 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Rus live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in Romanian Europe. Rus is also the 50,478^th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 13,302 people.

Rus is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held 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. Besides Romania this last name 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rus surname increased 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rus Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Rus surname 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.