Roşu Surname
Approximately 4,943 people bear this surname
Roşu Surname User-submission:
Roșu is a Romanian surname, meaning 'red'.
Roşu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 4,942 | 1:4,063 | 556 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
The alternate forms: Rosu (30,759), Rošu (173) & Rosú (1) are calculated separately.
Roşu Surname Meaning
Roşu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roşu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roşu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Rosu, Rošu or Rosú. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roşu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 96,249th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,474,316 people. The last name Roşu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Roşu live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 4,942 people, or 1 in 4,063. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent live, Dolj County, where 6 percent live and Iași County, where 6 percent live. Apart from Romania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosu | 92 | 30,759 | / |
| Rošu | 92 | 173 | / |
| Rosú | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rozu | 75 | 16 | / |
| Raşu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hrosu | 67 | 874 | / |
| Rousu | 67 | 669 | / |
| Roshu | 67 | 522 | / |
| Rosiu | 67 | 428 | / |
| Rosus | 67 | 409 | / |
| Rozou | 67 | 243 | / |
| Rasou | 67 | 214 | / |
| Rossu | 67 | 188 | / |
| Razou | 67 | 181 | / |
| Rociu | 67 | 130 | / |
| Rotsu | 67 | 81 | / |
| Rochu | 67 | 52 | / |
| Roseu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Rosuş | 67 | 39 | / |
| Rosut | 67 | 37 | / |
| Rosou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Roßau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rosau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rosup | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rosui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rozau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roozu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roosu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rosuș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruoxu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rozeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rosuh | 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
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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 Roşu
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