Surname Ruša in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ruša families are Croats (from Duga Resa area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Duga Resa area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Ruša live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Belajske Poljice in Duga Resa area (15), Karlovac (<5), and in Duga Resa (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ruša (including: Rusa , Rusha , Russa , Ruscha , Rusá , Rusah , Rusza , Ruesa , Rustha and Russha ) is present in 75 countries worldwide. "Rusha " is used by some 400 people in Bangladesh , about 80 in the United States , and some 50 people in Albania. "Ruscha " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation. "Rustha " is used by few people in Maldives and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Petar Ruša, Dalibor Ruša, Ivan Ruša, Drago Ruša, Josip Ruša, Biserka Ruša, Ivana Ruša, Andjelka Ruša, Anton Ruša, Ljubica Ruša, Martina Ruša, Goran Ruša, Barbara Ruša, Ana Ruša, Antonija Ruša, Katarina Ruša, Mateja Ruša, Luka Ruša, Bože Ruša

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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