Rusek Surname

59,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Rusek Surname User-submission:

A polish word meaning a person of Russian descent.

Rusek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6,9051:5,505645
United States5441:666,28553,204
Czechia4151:25,6234,032
Croatia1311:32,2796,614
France1021:651,20384,246
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Austria571:149,39419,936
England451:1,238,17956,985
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Norway171:302,48730,120
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Růsek (19), Rúsek (14) & Rušek (2) are calculated separately.

Rusek (128) may also be a first name.

Rusek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A polish word meaning a person of Russian descent.

- stefrus3

Rusek Last Name Facts

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

Rusek (Russian: Русек) is found most in Poland. It can occur in the variant forms: Růsek, Rúsek or Rušek. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rusek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 59,636th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 861,310 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Rusek are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Rusek is also the 821,896th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 128 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 6,905 people, or 1 in 5,505. Apart from Poland Rusek occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Czechia, where 5 percent are found.

Rusek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rusek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rusek last name rose 54,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rusek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rusek last name are 6.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rusek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.58% less than the national average, earning 299,095 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.8% less than the national average, earning R 88,392 per year; in United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.52% more than the national average, earning $56,399 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Růsek9319/
Rúsek9314/
Rušek932/
Russek911,911/
Rousek91918/
Ruszek9138/
Ruseke9122/
Rushek9113/
Rausek9113/
Ruzsek9110/
Ruseck913/
Rutsek912/
Ruseak911/
Ruseik911/
Hrusek911/
Ruhsek911/
Ruseek911/
Rusekh911/
Rusiek911/
Rhusek910/
Rushekh83311/
Rusheke83191/
Russeck8358/
Ruschek8334/
Rusczek8332/
Roussek8314/
Russekk837/
Hrausek837/
Rusceak835/
Hrushek832/
Rusheck831/
Rusieck831/
Ruhseck831/
Hrutsek831/
Ruszegk830/
Rautsek830/
Rosek80840/
Ruzek80624/
Rusik80439/
Risek80438/
Ružek8093/
Rucek8081/
Ruček8037/
Rußek8024/
Rusec8022/
Rujek8018/
Rugek8017/
Ruseg807/
Rusyk805/
Rusekova7791/
Rutschek7787/
Ruscheck7738/
Rrushekh7729/
Rausheck7716/
Rauschek7710/
Rausseck777/
Ruseková776/
Rudszeck775/
Ruszceyk773/
Rautseck770/
Rusike734,599/
Rosiek732,284/
Roszek73220/
Rossek73159/
Hruzek73154/
Rouček73136/
Rusick73128/
Rzucek73106/
Roshek73101/
Ruzsik7355/
Rouzek7351/
Ruczek7346/
Roucek7344/
Hrusik7338/
Roseck7337/
Russik7331/
Rushik7330/
Ruscyk7324/
Ruzeck7322/
Ruscik7321/
Ruszyk7321/
Ruzsík7320/
Roseak7319/
Rutšek7318/
Risekh7318/
Rußeck7311/
Rusaik7311/
Rishek739/
Russyk737/
Ruzhek736/
Rusykh735/
Rutsik734/
Russex733/
Rujeke732/
Rissek732/
Ruceke732/
Rozsek732/
Hrosek732/
Russeg731/
Roseik731/
Rosekc731/
Roscek731/
Riscek731/
Risiek731/
Rugisk731/
Rousik731/
Ruciek731/
Ruszík731/
Rurzek731/
Rusuik731/
Rudsik731/
Riseck730/
Rautschek7117/
Rouseková714/
Rousekova712/
Rauscheck711/
Ruyssieck711/
Ruskova671,289/
Russick67402/
Rusczyk67254/
Hrouzek67205/
Roschek67192/
Rissiek67170/
Raudsik67147/
Ruszcyk6721/
Hruscik6719/
Hruchek6717/
Rusceac6715/
Raußeck6715/
Hrutsyk6712/
Rougeck6710/
Hreusík677/
Ruscick676/
Rouziek676/
Rusicke676/
Raushekova674/
Ruichek674/
Ruschik672/
Risceck672/
Ruscyzk672/
Rushike672/
Roushik671/
Rushesq671/
Raushik671/
Rischek671/
Rishiek671/
Risieck671/
Hreusik671/
Rautsik671/
Rishekh671/
Rouhsik671/
Rushikh671/
Rusaick671/
Rusaike671/
Rusique671/
Rousseq671/
Ruszcik671/
Rucheik671/
Rusczik671/
Hroshek671/
Ruchisk670/
Rucheck670/
Rhusick670/
Russieg670/
Rousick670/
Rusegue670/
Rudsick670/

Rusek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rusek in the Russian language
Русекrusek-

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