Robberts Surname

160,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Robberts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Robberts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1041:25,7503,291
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
England981:568,55234,674
Netherlands781:216,50229,188
Canada471:783,94961,790
Belgium261:442,17945,013
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Namibia111:219,0369,886
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Scotland71:764,83125,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Wales241:65,3513,160
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8111:27,7303,409

Robberts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Robberts is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Robberts? popularity and diffusion

The surname Robberts is the 160,554th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,684,179 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Robberts reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,104 people, or 1 in 25,750. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 28 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 21 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Robberts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Robberts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Robberts surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Robberts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Robberts last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Robberts last name are 0.95999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Robberts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.09% more than the national average, earning R 397,080 per year; in United States they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $45,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning $46,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Robbertse942,029/
Robbearts9422/
Rrobberts940/
Robbert931,455/
Robbertz88107/
Robberds8893/
Robberth883/
Robverts882/
Robbertt881/
Robbirts881/
Rovberts881/
Rabberts880/
Rubberts880/
Robbarts880/
Robbertze821,161/
Robbertte8211/
Robbirt801/
Robbért801/
Rabbert800/
Robberd800/
Rrobbertze781/
Rabbertz7560/
Robbirds7542/
Robberrz751/
Robberdz750/
Rabberds750/
Robbords750/
Robbards750/
Robbértze711/
Robbarrds711/
Robbird670/
Rabbarz531/

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Robberts Reference & Research

Roberts FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Roberts FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Robberts
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