Rüsch Surname

281,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rüsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rüsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0981:73,3209,269
Switzerland2271:36,1805,242
Austria341:250,45429,541
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Rüsch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rüsch is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rüsch? popularity and diffusion

Rüsch is the 281,430th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,315,497 people. The last name Rüsch occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Rüsch reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,098 people, or 1 in 73,320. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 33 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Barring Germany Rüsch occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 17 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüsche91394/
Rüch8912/
Ruesch732,677/
Rüst67464/
Rühs67283/
Rüsz67118/
Rüss6734/
Rüse678/
Rüsse60136/
Riesh6023/
Rühse608/
Ruesh607/
Ruush606/
Rüß50144/
Rüz501/

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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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  • 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 Rüsch
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