Ro Surname

2,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Korea
Highest density in:
North Korea

Ro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Korea224,9911:11223
India9,4031:81,5775,495
United States3,2511:111,49212,115
Vietnam2,9821:31,068453
Egypt1,7691:51,9705,050
Pakistan1,2241:145,9514,014
Japan7311:174,8908,353
Taiwan6811:34,427429
Malaysia5891:50,0753,934
Romania5531:36,3074,628
Brazil4751:450,68317,097
Indonesia4141:319,44228,056
Iran2801:274,22320,068
Canada2791:132,06313,716
Cambodia2011:77,0502,178
South Korea1831:280,001205
Spain1701:275,01217,060
Norway1631:31,5484,375
Mexico1591:780,66811,502
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Kenya1121:412,32122,772
Italy1101:555,97053,564
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Thailand1031:685,809114,410
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Germany871:925,35065,249
China751:18,230,9541,039
Afghanistan721:446,5725,952
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Australia541:499,92037,885
England511:1,092,51152,584
Israel431:199,01519,367
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
France311:2,142,668174,004
Greece211:527,60966,013
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
North Macedonia101:210,14713,835
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Guam81:20,0153,029
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Jordan61:1,473,74019,539
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: (60), (58) & (3) are calculated separately.

Ro (47,939) may also be a first name.

Ro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ro (Hindi: रो, Marathi: रो) is found most frequently in North Korea. It can appear as a variant: , or . Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,195th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,117 people. Ro occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Ro live; 91 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Koreanic Asia. Ro is also the 19,168th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 47,939 people.

The last name is most frequent in North Korea, where it is held by 224,991 people, or 1 in 112. Barring North Korea Ro occurs in 103 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Ro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ro last name grew 29,555 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ro last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ro last name are 0.16999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.91% more than the national average, earning 432,288 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.26% less than the national average, earning R 234,636 per year; in Vietnam they earn 47.41% less than the national average, earning 43,357,300 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 23.15% more than the national average, earning $53,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.86% more than the national average, earning $60,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8360/
8358/
833/
Roy802,687,333/
Roa80189,861/
Ros80128,692/
Roi8026,916/
Roz8021,223/
Rot8020,812/
Rop8019,963/
Roh8012,237/
Rod808,971/
Roo806,301/
Rho803,568/
Rou803,348/
Roj803,317/
Ruo802,652/
Rro80379/
Roš80188/
Roș8077/
Hro8043/
Roś8020/
Rzo806/
Roï805/
Rìo804/
Roľ804/
Ĺro801/
Roá801/
Roë801/
Roí801/
Roţ801/
Rođ801/
Roç801/
Rgo801/
Ross67485,935/
Rout67156,747/
Roux67126,338/
Roos6771,964/
Ruot6740,228/
Root6737,943/
Rost6725,693/
Roch6720,058/
Rood6713,775/
Rott6712,113/
Rois6712,000/
Rohy6711,266/
Roop677,923/
Rous676,548/
Rodd673,773/
Rooj673,564/
Ropp673,535/
Roiz673,068/
Rosh672,837/
Rooz672,714/
Roys672,702/
Roup672,608/
Rooy671,791/
Rouh671,020/
Rouz67970/
Rodz67897/
Roud67884/
Rots67746/
Royt67482/
Ruop67378/
Roih67357/
Hros67342/
Roit67333/
Ruoß67309/
Rhou67291/
Hroz67287/
Roip67240/
Roid67227/
Royz67219/
Rodh67208/
Hrod67192/
Rooa67172/
Rozz67165/
Hroš67154/
Rodt67143/
Ruos67134/
Roij67129/
Rohu67118/
Rosø67111/
Rhod67103/
Roić6799/
Rìos6787/
Rhoa6782/
Royd6780/
Roiß6778/
Rooe6767/
Rosd6762/
Hrot6757/
Roås6753/
Hroß6753/
Rouč6751/
Rods6751/
Hroo6751/
Roiy6743/
Ruod6743/
Rroy6728/
Hroh6725/
Rhoy6724/
Rooß6724/
Rouš6721/
Roph6718/
Rouß6718/
Rodø6716/
Rhos6715/
Rojh6715/
Ruoz6713/
Hrou6713/
Åros6713/
Rošt6712/
Rhoo6710/
Royh679/
Rohh676/
Ropė676/
Hrop674/
Rroa674/
Rëgo674/
Roșa674/
Ro'a674/
Rosp673/
Rroo673/
Rgou673/
Ropf673/
Hrro673/
Rïos673/
Ruoy672/
Rhoz672/
Robp672/
Rojč672/
Roså672/
Roßt672/
Hroa672/
Rhoi672/
Rotd672/
Rrou672/
Ruoj672/
Rzoo672/
Rohp672/
Royp671/
Rhot671/
Roðá671/
Rroz671/
Rodė671/
Rìoz671/
Roës671/
Roët671/
Roís671/
Ročė671/
Rrop671/
Rozė671/
Ruoa671/
Rodp671/
Rzho671/
Rzoa671/
Rzoh671/
Rzoi671/
Rzoj671/
Rzou671/
Rojp671/
Rrgo671/
Rroh671/
Rroj671/
Rruo671/
Rgoj671/
Rgoy671/
Rhop671/
Rhro671/
Rhuo671/
Hroi671/
Ruoe670/

Ro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ro in the Hindi language
रोro99.4
रॉro0.6
Ro in the Marathi language
रोro95.45
रॉro4.55

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