Roache Surname

84,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Roache Surname Definition:

Roche, q.v.

Roache Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3311:155,49515,903
Australia9441:28,5973,877
Jamaica9191:3,123469
England5421:102,80110,809
Canada3081:119,62912,601
Ireland2101:22,4242,223
New Zealand1481:30,5975,323
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines551:2,048394
Guyana461:16,5702,185
Antigua and Barbuda211:4,722620
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
Samoa91:21,534479
Bahamas91:43,528797
Panama71:558,8949,437
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Wales61:515,75523,171
Grenada61:18,0891,003
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Montserrat51:989156
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Dominica41:18,973529
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Belize21:177,7373,502
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5751:7,7041,175
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:154,27413,512
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4711:106,62110,696

The alternate forms: Roaché (1) are calculated separately.

Roache Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Roche, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Dweller at, or near, a rock.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Roache Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roache is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Roaché. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roache? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,643rd most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,277,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Roache live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,331 people, or 1 in 155,495. In The United States Roache is most frequent in: New York, where 15 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent reside and Jamaica, where 16 percent reside.

Roache Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roache has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 495 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 343 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 63 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 373 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roache Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Roache last name are 2.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.51% being registered with the political party.

The amount Roache earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 208.06% more than the national average, earning R 732,060 per year; in United States they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $46,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $39,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roaché941/
Rouache92340/
Roaches9288/
Roatche9255/
Roacher9252/
Roachez925/
Roachie922/
Roachea921/
Roachey920/
Roachet920/
Roach9185,923/
Roace9121/
Rouached86210/
Rohachei8617/
Rouatche8614/
Roadcher861/
Rouaiche861/
Rohachey861/
Roascher860/
Rohach832,377/
Roatch83270/
Rouach83216/
Roacha8347/
Roasch8317/
Roacih8310/
Roashe838/
Raoche831/
Rooach831/
Roachs831/
Roacht831/
Roaice831/
Roachi831/
Roachy830/
Roacke830/
Hroach830/
Roac8071/
Roseacher801/
Raouche774,748/
Rouachi77169/
Roacchi7724/
Rahoche7716/
Rohatch7716/
Rohacih7715/
Roachis772/
Roatsch772/
Rouaich772/
Roausch771/
Roasich771/
Rohachi771/
Roaschi771/
Roashch771/
D'Roach771/
Roahser770/
Roacker770/
Raocher770/
Roake73896/
Roaqe73483/
Roash73459/
Rohac73259/
Roage7347/
Roase7339/
Raoch7323/
Roaze7315/
Roaca7311/
Rouac731/
Roakh731/
Rohatsch71386/
Roseachi7121/
Raoueche7110/
Roatzsch719/
Rohachyi719/
Roaschio714/
Rouaichi713/
Roachová711/
Rohasihe711/
Raouchee711/
Raoutche711/
Roceachi711/
Roasheed711/
Rohacker710/
Roakes67218/
Roasdh67170/
Roasih67104/
Rohacs6778/
Rouaze6733/
Rohacz6728/
Rohachova6721/
Rohash6716/
Rohatzsch6713/
Roaque6712/
Roaker678/
Roakei678/
Rohake675/
Rauach675/
Roakey674/
Roakha674/
Rojoce673/
Rouage673/
Raocha673/
Roazee673/
Roaths672/
Rouake672/
Roaseh671/
Roaser671/
Roaske671/
Rohase671/
Raouch671/
Rohakh671/
Roaaqe671/
Rouaje671/
Rouatchai671/
Rouash671/
Rouase671/
Raochi671/
Rahoch671/
Roadchaya671/
Roasee671/
Roagey670/
Roakke670/
Roassh670/
Roatsetch670/

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