Russun Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Russun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Russun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1001:12,9342,758
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Russun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Russun occurs more in Mauritius more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Russun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,441,361st most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Russun reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.

The surname is most common in Mauritius, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 12,934. In Mauritius it is primarily found in: Port Louis District, where 99 percent live and Grand Port District, where 1 percent live. Apart from Mauritius this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Russun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Russun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Russun last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Russunn920/
Rusun9117/
Russon833,121/
Russum831,283/
Rossun8317/
Rusung8312/
Rausun831/
Rusjun831/
Ruisun831/
Rushun831/
Rousson771,994/
Hrushun7753/
Rossoun7710/
Russhon775/
Rushung772/
Rossaun771/
Russoum771/
Ruseunk771/
Raushun771/
Russson771/
Rissoun771/
Ruxsoun771/
Rausson771/
Roussum771/
Rushaun770/
Rusum73719/
Rosun73417/
Risun73213/
Ruson7384/
Ruzun731/
Roussoum7121/
Rusunova711/
Rosson675,753/
Rouson67357/
Rushon6791/
Rauson6733/
Roshun6714/
Ruison6712/
Hruzun679/
Ruixun673/
Rosoun672/
Ruchun672/
Rosaun672/
Hrushchun671/
Rusoon671/
Rushum671/
Ruzson671/
Rosuin671/
Ruysum670/
Rhuson670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Russun
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