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In the entire world, Russ (Russ
, 拉斯
, روس
, among others...) is a common male given name. The given name Russ is habitual in Canada, where it is quite a rare male name, the United States, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Also, Russ is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Russ | Canada, Austria, United States, United Kingdom, Germany |
| 拉斯 | China |
| روس | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Algeria |
| ラス | Japan |
| Русс | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| ראס | Israel |
| Расс | Russia, Ukraine |
Russ is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ruth , the protagonist of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible; Ross Geller , the fictional character from Friends; Russ , the fictional character from the television series Friends; Russ Owen , the UK soap opera character, created 2004, Hollyoaks and Lars Alexandersson , the character in Tekken 6, and in many other works.