Rusu Surname

5,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Rusu Surname User-submission:

It means that he comes from Russia, or that its bearers ancestors were Russians.

Rusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania72,5821:27710
Moldova21,1811:1681
Spain2,4201:19,3192,131
Ukraine1,0261:44,3696,434
Russia8461:170,35819,313
United States7801:464,69139,603
Canada6351:58,0256,845
France4411:150,61823,353
Italy4401:138,99222,103
Indonesia3831:345,29829,925
Greece2541:43,6217,059
England2421:230,24019,179
Transnistria2291:2,073266
Germany2241:359,39934,546
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
Belgium1681:68,43210,932
Sweden891:110,6387,962
India771:9,961,888192,972
Austria691:123,41217,157
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Japan451:2,840,98432,386
Ireland381:123,9196,102
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Australia271:999,84158,390
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Cyprus181:49,1605,112
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Norway141:367,30634,015
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Bulgaria121:581,57524,486
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Latvia101:205,00522,061
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rusu (1,855) may also be a first name.

Rusu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means that he comes from Russia, or that its bearers ancestors were Russians.

- mattro275

A Romanian name literally translating to 'the Russian'.

- theangrybarrel

Russu is a Romanian surname, meaning 'Russian man'.

- deleted-173293

Rusu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rusu (Bengali: রুসু, Georgian: რუსუ, Hindi: रूसू, Marathi: रुसु, Oriya: ରୁଷୁ, Russian: Русу, Tibetan: རུ་སུ་) is most common in Romania. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rusu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,515th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 70,860 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Rusu live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 176,881st most common first name at a global level It is held by 1,855 people.

Rusu is the most widespread surname in one country:Moldova, where 21 percent reside. This surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is carried by 72,582 people, or 1 in 277. In Romania it is most common in: Suceava County, where 9 percent reside, Iași County, where 8 percent reside and Bacău County, where 7 percent reside. Beside Romania this last name is found in 85 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 21 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Rusu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rusu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 78,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rusu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Rusu are 12.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rusu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.24% less than the national average, earning €7,436 per year; in United States they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning $44,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.39% more than the national average, earning $49,877 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Russu8914,639/
Rousu89669/
Ruusu89206/
Rausu89146/
Rusuh8979/
Ruscu8973/
Rusiu8972/
Ruisu8932/
Rusau8925/
Rusui8921/
Rusup8919/
Rusut8914/
Rushu8912/
Rusus8911/
Ruseu893/
Rutsu893/
Ruesu891/
Rusou891/
Ruszu891/
Hrusu891/
Rousou80491/
Rushud80133/
Ruscau8065/
Rouseu8034/
Russau8031/
Rousau8021/
Russeu8016/
Russup8014/
Rhutsu8013/
Rushut8011/
Reutsu809/
Rusahu805/
Russus804/
Rushau803/
Roussu803/
Russou803/
Ruscou802/
Rushus801/
Raushu801/
Rusheu801/
Rauseu801/
Rautsu801/
Rausuu801/
Rutshu801/
Rushuu801/
Ruysup801/
Rudsud801/
Rosu7530,759/
Risu752,742/
Ruju75456/
Rusó7548/
Ruzu7538/
Rucu7514/
Ruxu754/
Ružu751/
Roussou734,410/
Rousseu73219/
Ruschau73121/
Raussou7382/
Rousgou7346/
Routsou7339/
Rousaud7336/
Roussau7329/
Rushoud737/
Rushout731/
Russuss731/
Russcou731/
Reusous731/
Rausseu731/
Rousaux731/
Rouseux731/
Roushou731/
Rutschu731/
Rutshut731/
Rushuhe731/
Roussus731/
Rauseus731/
Rausaux730/
Rousout730/
Hrosu67874/
Ruszó67816/
Ruzzu67551/
Rossu67188/
Rudju67151/
Roussaux67131/
Roussaud67114/
Ruchu67110/
Ruzeu6742/
Ruzau6742/
Rugiu6733/
Rusoe6728/
Risui6725/
Rujuh6722/
Rissu6715/
Ruciu6715/
Risuh6713/
Ruissaut6713/
Rusoň6712/
Rusói6710/
Ružeu6710/
Hrisu675/
Ruizu675/
Rujeu675/
Russó674/
Rosui674/
Ruzhu674/
Ruzsó673/
Rujju672/
Rousscau672/
Ruixu672/
Rujui671/
Rouju671/
Rousseus671/
Raudszuz671/
Rauju671/
Roosu671/
Rosuș671/
Rousseux671/
Roussous671/
Rucuj671/
Rujuj671/
Rusoo671/
Ruszú671/
Rizuu671/
Ruzui671/

Rusu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rusu in the Georgian language
რუსუrusu-
Rusu in the Tibetan language
རུ་སུ་rusu-
Rusu in the Bengali language
রুসুrusu-
Rusu in the Hindi language
रूसूrusu-
Rusu in the Marathi language
रुसुrusu61.9
रुसूrusu28.57
रूसूrusu9.52
Rusu in the Oriya language
ରୁଷୁrusu38.11
ରୁସୁrusu27.05
ରୁଶୁrusu15.16
ଋଷୁrsu13.93
ରୂଷୁrusu1.23
ରୁଷୂrusu0.82
ରୂଶୁrusu0.41
ରୁଶୂrusu0.41
Rusu in the Russian language
Русуrusu-

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