Rustum Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Rustum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rustum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5361:1,431,09254,604
Pakistan1871:955,31512,672
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England41:13,929,515290,718
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Rüstum (1) are calculated separately.

Rustum (9,189) may also be a first name.

Rustum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rustum (Bengali: রুস্তুম, Hindi: रुस्तुम, Marathi: तुम, Oriya: ରୁୁମ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Rüstum. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rustum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rustum is the 403,960th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,395,790 people. The last name Rustum occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Rustum live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rustum is also the 64,785th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 9,189 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 536 people, or 1 in 1,431,092. In India it is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 37 percent are found, Telangana, where 22 percent are found and Bihar, where 17 percent are found. Other than India Rustum exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Rustum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rustum has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Rustum last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rustum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rustum last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rustum earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $46,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $37,047 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüstum941/
Rusthum9271/
Roustum9219/
Rustoum922/
Rustaum921/
Rusttum921/
Rutum9178/
Roustoum864/
Rustom8327,744/
Ruttum83311/
Rostum8356/
Ristum8336/
Rustun835/
Ruthum834/
Rutumh831/
Rustumova8017/
Roustoume801/
Rostoum77586/
Roustom77213/
Rautuim7717/
Rustung778/
Rushtom775/
Rushtun772/
Roustun772/
Routoum771/
Russtom771/
Rutthum771/
Rutun73120/
Rotum7326/
Rutom7315/
Rudsteun711/
Rostom6713,469/
Ruston674,133/
Ruttun67600/
Rostun67212/
Rutung67173/
Rotoum6767/
Rothum6743/
Rottum6735/
Ruthun6718/
Rustusing673/
Rautun673/
Rodtum672/
Rudtom671/
Ruthom671/
Rutund671/
Routom671/

Rustum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rustum in the Marathi language
तुमtuma87.14
तूमtuma12.11
रुसतुमrusatuma0.16
सतुमsatuma0.05
रूतुमrutuma0.05
ऋतूमrtuma0.05
Rustum in the Oriya language
ରୁୁମruuma77.78
ରୁୁମ୍ruum22.22
Rustum in the Bengali language
রুস্তুমrustuma75
রুস্তমrustama25
Rustum in the Hindi language
रुस्तुमrustuma50
रूस्तुमrustuma37.5
रूसतुमrusatuma12.5

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Footnotes

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