Ruusu Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Ruusu Surname Definition:

(Finnish) Dweller at the sign of the rose; one who resided near a rosebush.

Ruusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1861:29,5523,951
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Ruusu (58) may also be a first name.

Ruusu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Finnish) Dweller at the sign of the rose; one who resided near a rosebush.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ruusu Last Name Facts

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

Ruusu (Russian: Руусу) occurs most in Finland. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ruusu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruusu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,159,732nd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name Ruusu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ruusu are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 58 people.

The surname Ruusu is most numerous in Finland, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 29,552. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 35 percent reside, Central Finland, where 16 percent reside and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 12 percent reside. Besides Finland it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 6 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rusu89102,844/
Russu8014,639/
Rousu80669/
Rausu80146/
Rusuh8079/
Ruisu8032/
Rusui8021/
Rusup8019/
Ruusi8018/
Rusut8014/
Rusus8011/
Rusue804/
Rutsu803/
Ruesu801/
Hrusu801/
Rousou73491/
Rouseu7334/
Rousau7321/
Russup7314/
Rhutsu7313/
Reutsu739/
Russus734/
Roussu733/
Ruchus732/
Rudsud731/
Ruysup731/
Rushuu731/
Rucius731/
Rausuu731/
Rushus731/
Raushu731/
Rauseu731/
Rautsu731/
Russue730/
Rosu6730,759/
Roussou674,410/
Risu672,742/
Rousseu67219/
Raussou6782/
Rusó6748/
Rousgou6746/
Ruzu6738/
Rousaud6736/
Raudßus6735/
Roussau6729/
Ruxu674/
Rauseus671/
Rousaux671/
Russuss671/
Reusous671/
Rausseu671/
Roussus671/
Rouchus671/
Roushou671/
Rouseux671/
Rausaux670/
Rousout670/

Ruusu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruusu in the Russian language
Руусуruusu-

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