Robertse Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

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

Robertse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Robertse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1271:426,59636,772
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Robertsè (1) are calculated separately.

Robertse Last Name Facts

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

Robertse has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as: Robertsè. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Robertse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,504,764th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Robertse occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Robertse reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 426,596. In South Africa Robertse is most common in: North West, where 32 percent live, Gauteng, where 28 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Robertse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Robertse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Robertse surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Robertse Last Name Statistics demography

Robertse earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.47% more than the national average, earning R 317,184 per year.

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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 Robertse
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