Ruša Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Ruša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546

The alternate forms: Rusa (1,829), Ruşa (4), Rusá (56) & Rūsa (1) are calculated separately.

Ruša (14) may also be a first name.

Ruša Last Name Facts

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

Ruša is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Rusa, Ruşa, Rusá or Rūsa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruša? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ruša live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in Baltic Europe. Ruša is also the 3,024,661st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Ruša is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 845,721. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Karlovac County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Croatia Ruša exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 42 percent are found and Latvia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rusa921,829/
Ruşa924/
Hruša89245/
Rušai8927/
Rušaj8915/
Rouša8914/
Rušas898/
Rusá8356/
Rūsa831/
Hrušat8016/
Ruza754,223/
Ruţa7565/
Ruxa7533/
Ruça7515/
Ruše7511/
Rušo757/
Rušaitė731/
Ruzza676,834/
Rusia672,864/
Rausa672,813/
Ruzsa671,664/
Rucha671,486/
Hruza671,342/
Russa67921/
Rusha67823/
Ruçaj67684/
Rauza67419/
Hrusa67264/
Rutsa67211/
Rusea67156/
Ruzai67146/
Rusja67127/
Rusai67126/
Rusas67116/
Reusa67112/
Hrůša6793/
Rusad6777/
Rousa6775/
Rouza6770/
Ruiza6765/
Rouča6757/
Rusga6752/
Rusay6749/
Rusaz6746/
Rušić6745/
Ruzau6742/
Rusat6739/
Rusah6733/
Ruisa6727/
Rusau6725/
Ruusa6723/
Ruzaj6722/
Rusaj6717/
Rusza6716/
Rucia6715/
Rušajová6714/
Rouxa677/
Rucea675/
Rušič672/
Hrušo672/
Rucza672/
Rošaj672/
Rhusa671/
Rrusa671/
Ruxay671/
Rusça671/
Rusoa671/
Rußat671/
Ruzay671/
Rusaa671/

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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 Ruša
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