Ruß Surname
Approximately 2,531 people bear this surname
Ruß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,270 | 1:35,465 | 4,686 |
| Austria | 257 | 1:33,134 | 5,332 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Ru (139,980), Rú (2), Rü (1) & Rù (1) are calculated separately.
Ruß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruß occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as: Ru, Rú, Rü or Rù. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruß? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 170,322nd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,879,315 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ruß reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Ruß is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 2,270 people, or 1 in 35,465. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 31 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 10 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ru | 93 | 139,980 | / |
| Rauß | 86 | 203 | / |
| Ruße | 86 | 51 | / |
| Ruiß | 86 | 22 | / |
| Rouß | 86 | 18 | / |
| Rú | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rü | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rù | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reuße | 75 | 139 | / |
| Rauße | 75 | 121 | / |
| Rreuß | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rui | 67 | 188,628 | / |
| Rus | 67 | 55,500 | / |
| Rau | 67 | 45,700 | / |
| Ruz | 67 | 27,547 | / |
| Rud | 67 | 16,404 | / |
| Rup | 67 | 10,267 | / |
| Ruj | 67 | 4,909 | / |
| Ruh | 67 | 4,630 | / |
| Rut | 67 | 3,780 | / |
| Rou | 67 | 3,348 | / |
| Reu | 67 | 2,603 | / |
| Ruy | 67 | 2,326 | / |
| Rux | 67 | 1,740 | / |
| Rüß | 67 | 144 | / |
| Ruu | 67 | 108 | / |
| Rhu | 67 | 107 | / |
| Ruç | 67 | 60 | / |
| Hru | 67 | 48 | / |
| Rru | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ruš | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ruø | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rgu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruá | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ruë | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rzu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruď | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruí | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ruß
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