Ruzhan Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Ruzhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Ruzhan (3,682) may also be a first name.
Ruzhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruzhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruzhan (Russian: Ружан) is found most in Ukraine. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ruzhan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruzhan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Ruzhan are found; 70 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 52 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Ruzhan is also the 116,270th most widely held first name in the world, held by 3,682 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,503,242. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 57 percent live and Cherkasy Oblast, where 43 percent live. Apart from Ukraine Ruzhan occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 17 percent live and Belarus, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ruzhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruzhan in the Russian language | ||
| Ружан | ruzan | - |
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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
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- 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 Ruzhan
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