Russu Surname
Approximately 14,639 people bear this surname
Russu Surname User-submission:
Russo is a Sicilian name derived from the Vikings or Rus. Rus (pronounced roos) in Norse means 'he rows' or 'men who row'. The Rus entered the Mediterranean between 800-1000 AD and helped the Sicilians fight the Arab-Byzantine rulers. Two centuries later, under the Norman rule of Sicily, Riccardo, a descendant of King Roger II, was granted the land title of Sperlinga Castle.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 6,270 | 1:568 | 27 |
| Russia | 3,606 | 1:39,968 | 5,392 |
| Ukraine | 2,497 | 1:18,231 | 2,499 |
| Transnistria | 804 | 1:590 | 33 |
| Italy | 430 | 1:142,225 | 22,512 |
| Romania | 266 | 1:75,481 | 8,952 |
| United States | 218 | 1:1,662,656 | 110,804 |
| Kazakhstan | 162 | 1:109,151 | 11,851 |
| Belarus | 103 | 1:92,243 | 14,319 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Latvia | 32 | 1:64,064 | 9,614 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 17 | 1:351,333 | 29,728 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Russu (29) may also be a first name.
Russu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Russo is a Sicilian name derived from the Vikings or Rus. Rus (pronounced roos) in Norse means 'he rows' or 'men who row'. The Rus entered the Mediterranean between 800-1000 AD and helped the Sicilians fight the Arab-Byzantine rulers. Two centuries later, under the Norman rule of Sicily, Riccardo, a descendant of King Roger II, was granted the land title of Sperlinga Castle. Riccardo took the surname Russo or Rosso and bestowed to the castle a coat of arms featuring Halley's comet against a red backdrop. To this day, Sicilians will refer to someone with that name Signor Rus.
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Russu Religious Adherence
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Russu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Russu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Russu (Georgian: რუსსუ, Hindi: रुस्सू, Russian: Руссу) occurs more in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Russu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Russu is the 36,053rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 497,817 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Russu are found; 85 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 45 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Russu is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 29 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Moldova, where it is carried by 6,270 people, or 1 in 568. In Moldova Russu is mostly found in: Chișinău Municipality, where 11 percent live, Bălți Municipality, where 10 percent live and Fălești District, where 8 percent live. Outside of Moldova this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent live and Ukraine, where 17 percent live.
Russu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Russu surname is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Russu last name are 15.61% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 62.38% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Russu earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $49,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.51% more than the national average, earning $58,881 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Russu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Russu in the Georgian language | ||
| რუსსუ | russu | - |
| Russu in the Hindi language | ||
| रुस्सू | rus'su | 50 |
| रुस्सु | rus'su | 50 |
| Russu in the Russian language | ||
| Руссу | russu | - |
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