Ruska Surname
Approximately 1,475 people bear this surname
Ruska Surname User-submission:
This is a Finnish surname that comes from Karelia. In Finnish name etymology books, it says that the name comes from shortening the name Druska, from Andriuska, which is a variant of the name Andrei, which is the Russian Andrew.
Finnish speakers likely shortened the name Druska, because the dr is not permissible at the beginning of words in the Finnish language.
Read More About This SurnameRuska Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 317 | 1:16,834 | 2,474 |
| United States | 257 | 1:1,410,346 | 97,237 |
| Hungary | 239 | 1:41,072 | 4,392 |
| Latvia | 146 | 1:14,041 | 2,091 |
| Indonesia | 129 | 1:1,025,188 | 74,895 |
| Ukraine | 55 | 1:827,685 | 82,321 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| Romania | 45 | 1:446,175 | 35,142 |
| Israel | 29 | 1:295,091 | 25,768 |
| Finland | 25 | 1:219,868 | 18,073 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Albania | 21 | 1:138,765 | 11,419 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
The alternate forms: Ruská (64) & Ruška (26) are calculated separately.
Ruska (10,325) may also be a first name.
Ruska Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Finnish surname that comes from Karelia. In Finnish name etymology books, it says that the name comes from shortening the name Druska, from Andriuska, which is a variant of the name Andrei, which is the Russian Andrew.
Finnish speakers likely shortened the name Druska, because the dr is not permissible at the beginning of words in the Finnish language. The double u also makes more sense in Finnish phonology.
- lseppanenRuska Demographics
Average Ruska Salary in
United States
$43,470 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ruska Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruska Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruska (Russian: Руська) occurs in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Ruská or Ruška. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruska? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 265,253rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,940,709 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Ruska reside; 48 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 23 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Ruska is also the 59,973rd most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 10,325 people.
It is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 317 people, or 1 in 16,834. In Slovakia Ruska is primarily concentrated in: Košice Region, where 98 percent reside, Nitra Region, where 2 percent reside and Prešov Region, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Slovakia this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Hungary, where 16 percent reside.
Ruska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ruska has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ruska surname grew 886 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ruska Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ruska last name are 4.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.98% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ruska earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 35.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,528 per year; in United States they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $43,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning $45,310 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ruska Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruska in the Russian language | ||
| Руська | ruska | - |
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Footnotes
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