Ruskus Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ruskus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruskus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Ruškus (2) are calculated separately.

Ruskus Last Name Facts

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

Ruskus is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Ruškus. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruskus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruskus is the 1,511,557th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Ruskus are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Ruskus is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 203,460. In The Netherlands Ruskus is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 76 percent are found, South Holland, where 13 percent are found and North Holland, where 8 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Chile, where 1 percent are found.

Ruskus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruskus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 5,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruskus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ruskus last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Ruskus earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruškus942/
Riskus83170/
Ruscus8327/
Roskus8312/
Rishkus7711/
Rieskus771/
Ruchkus771/
Roskos671,047/
Riškus6713/
Roškus671/
Rizkus671/
Roskosz621,052/
Roskosh62302/
Roszkos62224/
Roskoss6217/
Roskosch57526/
Roszkosz572/
Rosskosch532/
Rosckosch532/
Roskoš5028/
Roscos5011/
Roskoz507/
Roscus505/
Riškuš502/

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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
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  • 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 Ruskus
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