Roast Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Roast Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6181:90,1599,729
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Australia341:793,99150,673
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Samoa41:48,452659
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belize11:355,4743,977
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2481:98,2889,980
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Roast Last Name Facts

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

Roast (Arabic: روست) is found most in England. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roast? popularity and diffusion

It is the 430,675th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,109,432 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Roast reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 618 people, or 1 in 90,159. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 31 percent live, Greater London, where 24 percent live and Devon, where 5 percent live. Beside England Roast exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Roast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roast has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Roast last name expanded 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 525 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roast Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roast surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the party.

The amount Roast earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 160.37% more than the national average, earning R 618,744 per year; in United States they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $41,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning $46,416 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouast9126/
Roaste911/
Roasts910/
Roat896,153/
Roas891,675/
Rohat8013,886/
Rouas802,694/
Roath801,778/
Roads801,323/
Rouat801,041/
Roash80459/
Rohas80246/
Roate80218/
Roaas80107/
Rhoat8084/
Roatt8078/
Roatz8053/
Roase8039/
Roats8034/
Roaut8033/
Roajs8029/
Roadt8019/
Roait8013/
Roais807/
Rooas802/
Roass802/
Rhoas801/
Roatd801/
Roaxs801/
Ruoas801/
Raost801/
Roaus800/
Roa75189,861/
Rhoads7318,724/
Rouass731,563/
Rohaut731,165/
Rhouat73558/
Rhouas73376/
Roatch73270/
Roasdh73170/
Raoust73143/
Rohaus7396/
Roatth7373/
Rouaut7356/
Rohats7343/
Rouatt7328/
Rojhas7324/
Rouais7321/
Roasch7317/
Rohash7316/
Roijas7315/
Roadth7313/
Roashe738/
Rohath738/
Rohgat738/
Roathe736/
Rojiat736/
Rojjas736/
Roatte734/
Rojias733/
Rohais733/
Rohads732/
Roaths732/
Rojhat732/
Rogias732/
Rouath732/
Rouays732/
Roacht731/
Rohase731/
Roijat731/
Royiat731/
Hrouas731/
Roiyat731/
Rrohat731/
Rouash731/
Rouase731/
Rouatd731/
Rohait731/
Raeast731/
Rhoate730/
Rhoass730/
Roassh730/
Roua674,695/
Road673,695/
Roha673,213/
Roaa673,123/
Roay672,977/
Raos671,318/
Roai671,076/
Roah67464/
Raot67364/
Raoa67275/
Roaj67185/
Rouasse67182/
Rooa67172/
Rhouate67140/
Rhoa6782/
Roap6757/
Roatche6755/
Rohault6734/
Roea6734/
Rohijat6729/
Roaz6728/
Roau6722/
Rhouass6721/
Rohatch6716/
Rouathe676/
Rroa674/
Roás674/
Roșa674/
Ro'a674/
Rôas673/
Roax672/
Roatsch672/
Rooasdh672/
Hroa672/
Roausch671/
Rhoadds671/
Rhoadss671/
Rojhate671/
Roohash671/
Roashch671/
Roàs671/
Roós671/
Roót671/
Ruoa671/
Rzoa671/
Rohaish671/
Roohaus670/

Roast Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roast in the Arabic language
روستrwst-

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Footnotes

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