Roar Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Greenland

Roar Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the name, Roar, is: fighter of praise.

Roar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Israel101:855,76354,181
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greenland11:56,3791,133
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Roar (10,891) may also be a first name.

Roar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the name, Roar, is: fighter of praise.

- athena1979

Roar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roar (Arabic: زئير, Russian: Роар) is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Roar.

How Common Is The Last Name Roar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Roar occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Roar live; 37 percent live in East Asia and 37 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 57,906th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 10,891 people.

Roar is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,116,416. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: Taoyuan City, where 100 percent live. Aside from Taiwan it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 18 percent live and Israel, where 18 percent live.

Roar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roar has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rohar89825/
Rouar89277/
Roare8948/
Roard8939/
Roart8910/
Roatr896/
Roear891/
Roarh891/
Rhoar891/
Roarz891/
Roarr891/
Roajr891/
Roahr890/
Rouard801,874/
Rouart80249/
Rojhar80178/
Rhoarh80109/
Rojgar8015/
Rouarh8011/
Roharr801/
Rojyar801/
Rhoare801/
Rohaur801/
Rohair801/
Rooare801/
Hrohar801/
Roarhe800/
Ruoard800/
Roatrh800/
Raor7527/
Rohardt7391/
Rouaire7315/
Rouayre735/
Roheear732/
Roohr67133/
Rohár67121/
Rohor67102/
Rahor6746/
Raore6733/
Raour673/
Rojhahar673/
Roharova672/
Royor672/
Raoor672/
Raaur672/
Raotr671/
Rojor671/
Roharová671/
Rauar671/
Ruiar671/
Rhaor671/
Roeor670/
Raeor670/

Roar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roar in the Russian language
Роарroar-
Roar in the Arabic language
زئيرzyyr-

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