Rustow Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Rustow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rustow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Rüstow (17) are calculated separately.

Rustow Last Name Facts

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

Rustow has its highest incidence in Northern Ireland. It may also appear in the variant forms: Rüstow. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rustow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rustow is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Rustow live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Rustow is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 167,731. In Northern Ireland it is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Besides Northern Ireland it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Rustow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rustow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rustow Last Name Statistics demography

Rustow earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.3% more than the national average, earning $72,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüstow9417/
Ruestow9250/
Rustouw921/
Russtow920/
Reustow920/
Rutow9135/
Ristow835,186/
Rostow8397/
Reutow8360/
Rustov8339/
Rustof8323/
Rutowa831/
Rustoff77294/
Rustova7760/
Hristow7715/
Rushtov778/
Rustoph774/
Rostowa773/
Hrustov772/
Russtof771/
Rusthof771/
Riestow771/
Roustaw771/
Rosstow770/
Rutov7385/
Rotow736/
Russtoff7116/
Rusthoff7110/
Roustoff716/
Rushtova712/
Raustoff711/
Hrustova711/
Reutov677,316/
Ristov674,934/
Rotowa67254/
Ristof67137/
Rautov6774/
Rutova6769/
Ruthof6742/
Reutob6719/
Routov677/
Rustab675/
Rustav674/
Ruttov673/
Rostof672/
Ristaw671/
Ruštov671/
Ruytov671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rustow
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