Ruzhov Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Ruzhov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruzhov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ruzhov Last Name Facts

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

Ruzhov (Russian: Ружов) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruzhov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Ruzhov is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Ruzhov live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Ruzhov is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia Ruzhov is primarily found in: Saint Petersburg, where 25 percent are found, Samara Oblast, where 25 percent are found and Volgograd Oblast, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Russia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 27 percent are found and Belarus, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruzhova9220/
Hruzhov921/
Ruzov91395/
Ruzova83518/
Ruzhev83123/
Rizhov8378/
Hruzov8317/
Rouzov839/
Reuzov836/
Rauzov835/
Ruzoev832/
Ruzovs831/
Rudzov831/
Ruchov831/
Hruzova7786/
Ruzhowa7725/
Rouzova7712/
Rauzova7711/
Ruczova778/
Hruzhev777/
Ridzhov776/
Rauzhev776/
Reuzova773/
Ruchova772/
Rudzhev771/
Ruzhaev771/
Rusov732,748/
Rizov732,423/
Ruzow7345/
Ruzev738/
Rucov735/
Ruzav734/
Ruzof731/
Rauchova713/
Ruchgova711/
Rutchova711/
Ruziev6718,768/
Rizoev6717,339/
Ruzaev671,249/
Hrozov67236/
Reusov6778/
Rudcov6776/
Ruzeev6762/
Hruzev6738/
Hrusov6717/
Rausov6717/
Rusovs6714/
Rutsov6714/
Rizhev677/
Roziov677/
Ružova677/
Rusoev676/
Rousov673/
Rizzov673/
Ruchow673/
Ruizev671/
Ruzoff671/
Riezov671/
Roozov671/
Rizovh671/
Rizsov671/
Rützov671/

Ruzhov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruzhov in the Russian language
Ружовruzov-

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