Roakes Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Roakes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roakes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Roakes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roakes occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roakes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,115,011th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The last name Roakes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Roakes reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 1,685,856. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 45 percent reside, Maine, where 10 percent reside and North Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Roakes is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

Roakes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roakes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roakes last name expanded 935 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roakes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roakes surname are 7.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.76% registered with the political party.

Roakes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning $40,452 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roake91896/
Roakei838/
Roaker838/
Rohake835/
Roakey834/
Rouake832/
Roaske831/
Roacke830/
Roakke830/
Roaches7788/
Rohaker771/
Roatkey771/
Roacker770/
Roaqe73483/
Roaky7324/
Roace7321/
Raoke7317/
Roaka7313/
Roaki731/
Rohacker710/
Roache675,706/
Rouaki67306/
Roaque6712/
Raotke6711/
Roakha674/
Rouaka671/
Roaaqe671/
Roaice671/
Roakaa671/
Roakai671/
Roaski671/
Roauka670/

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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
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  • 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 Roakes
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