Ružić Surname

70,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Ružić Surname User-submission:

Ružić is a surname that originated in Croatia and Serbia. Common in former Yugoslavia countries, It derives from the female name Ruža, which means 'rose flower'. Slovenian version is written as Ružič or Rožič. In the United States and similar countries, is used a non accented version, for example Ruzic.

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Ružić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3,2921:2,170298
Croatia2,5431:1,66384
Bosnia and Herzegovina7891:4,482905
Montenegro2241:2,855599
Slovenia1271:19,5884,444
Kosovo71:265,9818,180
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ružič (355), Ruzić (121) & Ruzic (1,296) are calculated separately.

Ružić (17) may also be a first name.

Ružić Surname Meaning

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Ružić is a surname that originated in Croatia and Serbia. Common in former Yugoslavia countries, It derives from the female name Ruža, which means 'rose flower'. Slovenian version is written as Ružič or Rožič. In the United States and similar countries, is used a non accented version, for example Ruzic.

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Ružić Last Name Facts

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

Ružić is found in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Ružič, Ruzić or Ruzic. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ružić.

How Common Is The Last Name Ružić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ružić is the 70,756th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,043,164 people. The last name Ružić is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ružić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Ružić is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

The surname Ružić is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is borne by 3,292 people, or 1 in 2,170. In Serbia Ružić is most frequent in: Belgrade, where 20 percent are found, Moravica District, where 11 percent are found and Zlatibor District, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Serbia it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 36 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ružič93355/
Ruzić93121/
Ruzic871,296/
Rožić801,549/
Rucić8079/
Rujić8019/
Rižić802/
Ridžić73134/
Ruscić732/
Hrusić731/
Hridžić679/

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