Rustem Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Rustem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rustem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia1301:16,1652,350
Kazakhstan951:186,13217,630
Albania931:31,3344,834
England771:723,61140,488
France661:1,006,405112,047
Bulgaria601:116,3156,867
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Romania461:436,47534,584
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Kosovo71:265,9818,180
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Rüstem (258) are calculated separately.

Rustem (105,132) may also be a first name.

Rustem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rustem (Georgian: რუსტემ, Hindi: रूस्टेम, Russian: Рустем) is more commonly found in North Macedonia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Rüstem. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rustem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rustem is the 455,757th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,808,272 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Rustem live; 40 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 25 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 9,747th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 105,132 people.

This last name is most frequent in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 16,165. In North Macedonia it is mostly found in: Skopje, where 89 percent reside, Southwestern, where 5 percent reside and Polog, where 4 percent reside. Beside North Macedonia this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 13 percent reside and Albania, where 13 percent reside.

Rustem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rustem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rustem last name expanded 5,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rustem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rustem last name is principally Muslim (95%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Rustem surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Rustem earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.54% more than the national average, earning $48,991 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüstem94258/
Roustem9256/
Rusztem928/
Rutem913/
Rusten831,470/
Rostem8394/
Rustim8392/
Ruthem8345/
Ristem8324/
Ruttem837/
Rustemova802,446/
Hristem7759/
Rustøen7752/
Rudsten7723/
Rustuen7721/
Rusteen779/
Rustien778/
Rustaim778/
Rausten778/
Rousten773/
Rustoen771/
Rusteng771/
Ruistim771/
Rustenn770/
Rushten770/
Hrustemova753/
Rotem732,384/
Ruten73110/
Rutim7312/
Rutne731/
Rustn731/
Ruistuen7126/
Rhausten711/
Raustien711/
Rautemnn710/
Rutten6714,219/
Rustin673,367/
Rosten671,398/
Ruiten67545/
Routen67294/
Ruyten67238/
Ruthen67215/
Rostim67197/
Reuten67168/
Rottem67139/
Rutend6775/
Rustimova6747/
Rothem6738/
Rauten6731/
Rustyn6727/
Rustenova6725/
Ruteng6721/
Rustén679/
Raustienė678/
Rotiem677/
Rutien675/
Rustymova672/
Rutime672/
Rüsten671/
Ristim671/
Reutne671/
Roteam671/
Rüstemova671/
Ruxten670/

Rustem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rustem in the Georgian language
რუსტემrustem-
Rustem in the Hindi language
रूस्टेमrustema50
रुस्तमrustama50
Rustem in the Russian language
Рустемrustem-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rustem
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