Ružička Surname
Approximately 2,749 people bear this surname
Ružička Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 1,828 | 1:5,817 | 679 |
| Slovakia | 570 | 1:9,362 | 1,038 |
| Croatia | 320 | 1:13,214 | 2,570 |
| Serbia | 24 | 1:297,706 | 15,186 |
| Montenegro | 4 | 1:159,891 | 5,521 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
The alternate forms: Růžička (7,980), Rúžička (24), Ružićka (9), Ružicka (1), Ruzička (1), Ruzicka (6,652), Ružická (7), Ruzićka (5), Růžicka (1), Růzička (1) & Růžická (56) are calculated separately.
Ružička Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ružička Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ružička is found most frequently in Czechia. It can appear in the variant forms: Růžička, Rúžička, Ružićka, Ružicka, Ruzička, Ruzicka, Ružická, Ruzićka, Růžicka, Růzička or Růžická. Click here for other potential spellings of Ružička.
How Common Is The Last Name Ružička? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ružička is the 158,807th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,650,981 people. The surname Ružička occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ružička reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is carried by 1,828 people, or 1 in 5,817. In Czechia Ružička is most frequent in: South Moravian Region, where 29 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 15 percent are found and Pardubice Region, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Czechia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 21 percent are found and Croatia, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Růžička | 95 | 7,980 | / |
| Rúžička | 95 | 24 | / |
| Ružićka | 95 | 9 | / |
| Ružicka | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ruzička | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ruzicka | 90 | 6,652 | / |
| Ružická | 90 | 7 | / |
| Ruzićka | 90 | 5 | / |
| Růžicka | 90 | 1 | / |
| Růzička | 90 | 1 | / |
| Růžická | 86 | 56 | / |
| Ružički | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ruzizka | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ružický | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruzicska | 67 | 467 | / |
| Ruziczka | 67 | 130 | / |
| Rusitzka | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ruzichka | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rujitzka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rusiczka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruzitska | 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
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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 Ružička
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