Rusnak Surname

28,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Rusnak Surname Definition:

(Ukranian) One who came from Rus, now Ukraine.

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Rusnak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine8,5101:5,349549
United States3,9641:91,43810,275
Russia2,0681:69,6928,998
Transnistria1,1111:42718
Poland1,1021:34,4915,319
Canada7181:51,3176,189
Moldova5431:6,5591,039
Slovakia1841:29,0025,020
Germany1481:543,95645,184
Kazakhstan751:235,76721,064
Belarus691:137,69719,449
Israel641:133,71314,383
England501:1,114,36153,243
Romania451:446,17535,142
Czechia341:312,74939,315
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Austria191:448,18144,644
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Norway191:270,64728,127
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Panama141:279,4476,847
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Lithuania71:433,51318,290
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France51:13,284,544357,392
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
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The alternate forms: Rusnák (2,918), Rusñak (13) & Rušnák (1) are calculated separately.

Rusnak (12) may also be a first name.

Rusnak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ukranian) One who came from Rus, now Ukraine.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'of the Rusyns'. This isn't in reference to Russians, but to the Lemkos, Kievan Rusyns as well as others. Although from research it appears that the Boykos are more of a Jewish people with many different families in Israel claiming to have a surname from the Boykos. It originates from Zarkapats'ka Oblast, Ukraine.

- tim21
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Rusnak Demographics

Average Male Rusnak Height

177.75 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 57 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Rusnak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rusnak (Georgian: რუსნაკ, Russian: Руснак) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Rusnák, Rusñak or Rušnák. For other potential spellings of Rusnak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rusnak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,408th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 385,299 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Rusnak live; 69 percent live in Eastern Europe and 59 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name in the world, borne by 12 people.

It is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is carried by 8,510 people, or 1 in 5,349. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 48 percent live, Zakarpattia Oblast, where 19 percent live and Odessa Oblast, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Rusnak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rusnak surname are 17.39% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 64.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rusnak earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.35% less than the national average, earning 299,866 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $48,836 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rusnák942,918/
Rusñak9413/
Russnak92274/
Rusnack92263/
Rusznak92219/
Rushnak9245/
Rusgnak9218/
Rusnaks9210/
Rusnaak921/
Rousnak921/
Rušnák891/
Rousnack8643/
Russnaik8621/
Russnack863/
Raushnak861/
Rusgnack861/
Rusnac835,286/
Rusnok83349/
Rosnak8379/
Rußnak8322/
Ruxnak831/
Rusnakova80294/
Rusnaková8055/
Rusznák77499/
Rusnock77427/
Rusneac77397/
Rushnok7753/
Russnok7720/
Russnák779/
Rusnook771/
Rusnackova753/
Rusznaková751/
Rusznakova751/
Rushnock7164/
Rosnaick711/
Ruchnack711/
Russnock711/
Rusnáková672,610/
Rusnoková67192/
Roznak6741/
Rosnok6717/
Roschnack676/
Rusnokova673/
Riznak672/
Rusnákova672/
Rosnaq671/
Ruznac671/
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Rusnak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rusnak in the Georgian language
რუსნაკrusnak-
Rusnak in the Russian language
Руснакrusnak-

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