Rustom Surname

19,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Rustom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rustom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq10,0821:3,474382
Syria7,3951:2,610308
Lebanon2,7931:2,018393
Egypt1,5561:59,0855,599
Saudi Arabia1,5111:20,4212,846
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
Jordan8181:10,8101,961
Palestine3121:14,5802,592
Kuwait2601:14,6181,974
Mauritius2251:5,7491,174
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
United Arab Emirates1891:48,4784,875
Yemen1361:194,3048,412
England1171:476,22330,919
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Qatar1031:22,8932,494
Israel1021:83,89810,034
India591:13,001,108227,026
France561:1,186,120124,657
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Chile291:607,46514,668
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Rustom (15,277) may also be a first name.

Rustom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rustom (Arabic: رستم, Bengali: রুস্তম, Hindi: रुस्तम, Marathi: तोम, Russian: Рустом) has its highest incidence in Iraq. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rustom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rustom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,755th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 262,671 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Rustom are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 77 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 45,808th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 15,277 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 10,082 people, or 1 in 3,474. Outside of Iraq Rustom exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 27 percent are found and Lebanon, where 10 percent are found.

Rustom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rustom has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rustom surname expanded 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rustom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Sunni (44%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Rustom surname are 4.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.45% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rustom earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.35% more than the national average, earning $48,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.1% more than the national average, earning $59,671 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roustom92213/
Rushtom925/
Rustoum922/
Rustome921/
Russtom921/
Rutom9115/
Roustoum864/
Roustome862/
Ruthstom861/
Rustam8370,515/
Rostom8313,469/
Ruston834,133/
Rustum83868/
Ristom8348/
Routom831/
Rutome831/
Ruthom831/
Rudtom831/
Rustomova802/
Roustoume801/
Rushton7721,133/
Rostoum77586/
Rushtam77180/
Rouston77145/
Rusthum7771/
Rustham7759/
Rudstam7742/
Rudston7739/
Reuston7729/
Roustum7719/
Rustton7717/
Rustong7714/
Rusthon7714/
Rosstom7710/
Hrustam779/
Rustamn779/
Rauston778/
Roustam778/
Rustame778/
Rusttam776/
Rutstam776/
Rustahm775/
Raustam774/
Russton772/
Rostoom772/
Rustamt771/
Rustasm771/
Rusttum771/
Ruustam771/
Routoum771/
Rustaum771/
Rhuston770/
Ruiston770/
Rotom73354/
Ruton73132/
Rutam7323/
Rusttame7134/
Russhton714/
Raushtam713/
Roustone712/
Roustonn712/
Rushston711/
Roushtam711/
Ruthston711/
Rushhtam711/
Rushtham711/
Rushthon711/
Rushtone711/
Rausston711/
Roustoon711/
Routston710/
Reushton710/
Rustamova6785,402/
Rostam6723,233/
Rustan672,207/
Ruxton671,419/
Roston671,342/
Rothom671,249/
Routon671,136/
Ruiton67781/
Rustanova67439/
Ristam67313/
Rutham67281/
Rutong67263/
Rauton67251/
Rotoum6767/
Rostum6756/
Rautam6754/
Rottom6747/
Ruthon6732/
Rüstam6721/
Rustumova6717/
Rustán679/
Rutton677/
Reuton677/
Routam676/
Ruttam676/
Rhotom674/
Rudtam673/
Ruhton672/
Ruyton672/
Rostoń672/
Rustamová672/
Rutame672/
Rutone672/
Rutamm671/
Rüstum671/
Rutond671/
Rustamowa671/
Routstone670/

Rustom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rustom in the Bengali language
রুস্তমrustama-
Rustom in the Marathi language
तोमtoma78.95
रुसतोमrusatoma10.53
सतोमsatoma5.26
रषतोमrasatoma5.26
Rustom in the Hindi language
रुस्तमrustama66.67
रुसतमrusatama33.33
Rustom in the Russian language
Рустомrustom-
Rustom in the Arabic language
رستمrstm-

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