der Ross Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

der Ross Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

der Ross Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
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der Ross Demographics

Average der Ross Salary in
South Africa

R 53,556

Per year
Rank:
169,363 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.4111E-6
Rank: 170,128 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
22.54%
Sample size: 3 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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der Ross Last Name Facts

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

der Ross is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of der Ross.

How Common Is The Last Name der Ross? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of der Ross live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname der Ross is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa der Ross is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 50 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent reside and Limpopo, where 25 percent reside.

der Ross Last Name Statistics demography

der Ross earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.46% less than the national average, earning R 53,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Ross93211/
de Rosse8819/
der Rost881/
de Ros86722/
de Rousse8218/
de Rose805,788/
de Roos804,276/
de Rous80185/
da Ross80122/
de Roys8036/
de Ruos8020/
de Rass807/
de Rots803/
de Russ803/
de Roes801/
de Rois801/
De-Ross801/
de Rosh801/
de Rost801/
de Ro77294/
de Roose75809/
de Roost75107/
de Roosz7520/
de Russe7517/
de Roust7514/
de Rasse757/
De Roush755/
des Roys754/
de Rosch753/
de Rouse753/
da Rooss751/
der Rohe751/
de Roo715,610/
da Ros715,489/
de Roy711,774/
de Rop71958/
de Roa71539/
de Rus71220/
de Ras71151/
de Rot7158/
de Rho7129/
de Rosche7119/
de Rox7115/
de Roi7113/
de Rós714/
de Roz713/
de Rou711/
de Rod711/
di Ros711/
de Rooy673,455/
de Reus672,588/
de Roux67485/
da Ruos67329/
de Roij67269/
de Rodt67116/
de Roit67111/
de Roch6723/
De-Rose6716/
da Rose6715/
di Rose6711/
de Rush678/
de Rood678/
de Roth674/
de Rout674/
de Rouz674/
de Roce673/
de Ruse673/
de Roiz672/
de Rasp672/
De-Rous672/
de Rotz671/
de Ropp671/
de Ruis671/
de Rust671/
da Rosh671/
de Raës671/
de Rooj671/
de Roop671/
de Rott671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 der Ross
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