Roas Surname

239,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Roas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela7591:39,7952,192
Brazil2001:1,070,37237,537
Spain1391:336,34619,522
Peru1211:262,67910,568
Paraguay931:77,8141,972
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Argentina681:628,58044,177
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Cambodia311:499,5854,198
Nicaragua261:231,5802,688
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
England151:3,714,537119,675
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Roás (4), Rôas (3) & Roàs (1) are calculated separately.

Roas (149) may also be a first name.

Roas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roas occurs in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Roás, Rôas or Roàs. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roas is the 239,163rd most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,350,774 people. The surname Roas occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Roas live; 76 percent live in South America and 46 percent live in Caribbean South America. Roas is also the 754,880th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 149 people.

The surname Roas is most commonly held in Venezuela, where it is held by 759 people, or 1 in 39,795. In Venezuela Roas is mostly found in: Lara, where 84 percent live, Portuguesa, where 7 percent live and Carabobo, where 4 percent live. Apart from Venezuela this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 12 percent live and Spain, where 8 percent live.

Roas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roas surname increased 112 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roas surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Roas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 38.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,849 per year; in Colombia they earn 55.41% more than the national average, earning $35,282,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 37.7% less than the national average, earning $26,883 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roás924/
Rôas923/
Roàs921/
Rouas892,694/
Roads891,323/
Roast89800/
Roash89459/
Rohas89246/
Roaas89107/
Roase8939/
Roats8934/
Roajs8929/
Roais897/
Rooas892/
Roass892/
Roeas891/
Rhoas891/
Roaxs891/
Ruoas891/
Roaus890/
Roa86189,861/
Rhoads8018,724/
Rouass801,563/
Rhouas80376/
Roasdh80170/
Rohaus8096/
Rohats8043/
Rouast8026/
Rojhas8024/
Rouais8021/
Roasch8017/
Rohash8016/
Roijas8015/
Roashe808/
Rojjas806/
Rojias803/
Rohais803/
Rohads802/
Roaths802/
Rogias802/
Rouays802/
Roehas801/
Rohase801/
Hrouas801/
Rouash801/
Rouase801/
Rhoass800/
Roassh800/
Roat756,153/
Roua754,695/
Road753,695/
Roha753,213/
Roaa753,123/
Roay752,977/
Raos751,318/
Roai751,076/
Roah75464/
Raoa75275/
Roaj75185/
Rooa75172/
Rhoa7582/
Roap7557/
Roea7534/
Roaz7528/
Roau7522/
Rroa754/
Roșa754/
Ro'a754/
Roax752/
Hroa752/
Roós751/
Ruoa751/
Rzoa751/
Rouasse73182/
Rhouass7321/
Roatsch732/
Rooasdh732/
Roausch731/
Rhoadds731/
Rhoadss731/
Roohash731/
Roashch731/
Rohaish731/
Roohaus730/
Roach6785,923/
Rojha673,285/
Rouai672,325/
Rojos671,178/
Rouat671,041/
Rhoad671,018/
Rouah671,011/
Rohaľ67407/
Rouad67395/
Rohatsch67386/
Royya67374/
Rouaz67344/
Rohac67259/
Rouay67243/
Rohay67220/
Rohah67201/
Rouaj67136/
Royos67107/
Rouau6798/
Rhoat6784/
Roósz6783/
Rohua6780/
Roatt6778/
Roaux6775/
Raous6765/
Rohaj6762/
Rohai6762/
Roatz6753/
Roios6744/
Roiya6741/
Rojia6739/
Raeas6737/
Rohač6734/
Roaut6733/
Rohos6733/
Roaix6731/
Rogia6731/
Rojea6725/
Rauos6724/
Roace6721/
Roadt6719/
Roadh6718/
Raoss6714/
Ruias6713/
Roait6713/
Rooad679/
Roija678/
Roaid678/
Rauas678/
Roashova677/
Rohau677/
Rahos674/
Raoos674/
Rojja674/
Rohaĺ674/
Ro'aa674/
Roahy674/
Rojya673/
Rouaï673/
Rouaa673/
Roahe672/
Hroua672/
Ruios672/
Ro'ai672/
Raaos671/
Rhoah671/
Raods671/
Raose671/
Rooap671/
Roaha671/
Roarz671/
Rohga671/
Rahoa671/
Ruoha671/
Roahu671/
Raoys671/
Raois671/
Rojhahas671/
Rooai671/
Roatd671/
Roaay671/
Rouax671/
Rohha671/
Rooaa671/
Ruoaa671/
Rgooa671/
Raost671/
Roaiz671/
Roapp670/
Rohea670/
Rhoha670/
Raeos670/
Rroad670/
Roauh670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roas
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