Roch Surname

26,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Roch Surname Definition:

(French, English) Dweller near a rock; one who came from Roche (rock), in Cornwall.

Roch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,6271:10,023961
Germany3,3421:24,0893,195
Canada1,8981:19,4132,709
Switzerland1,2751:6,4421,016
United States1,1611:312,19528,603
Spain1,1151:41,9304,036
Poland8781:43,2906,788
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
Argentina5701:74,9886,382
Austria3401:25,0453,961
Belgium2501:45,9877,462
Israel2401:35,6574,960
India2311:3,320,62996,177
England2301:242,25219,814
Brazil1351:1,585,73652,536
Czechia1111:95,79715,936
Mexico901:1,379,18015,553
Australia851:317,59627,389
Wales791:39,1713,833
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Iran611:1,258,73053,327
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Romania341:590,52642,844
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Cuba171:677,8075,957
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Denmark161:352,79524,706
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Congo51:997,81917,129
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Laos41:1,647,081888
Malta41:107,5681,849
China31:455,773,85521,925
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales2101:7,469476
England1021:238,97417,695
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5901:85,1168,873

Roch (11,319) may also be a first name.

Roch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French, English) Dweller near a rock; one who came from Roche (rock), in Cornwall.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Roch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roch (Hindi: रोच, Marathi: रोच, Russian: Роч) is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 26,790th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 363,324 people. The last name Roch is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Roch are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 56,394th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 11,319 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 6,627 people, or 1 in 10,023. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 21 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Grand Est, where 11 percent live. Excluding France this surname is found in 96 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Roch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roch last name expanded 197 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Roch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States Roch are 8.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Roch earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.91% more than the national average, earning R 292,080 per year; in United States they earn 1.47% less than the national average, earning $42,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.78% less than the national average, earning $44,328 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roche89134,150/
Rouch893,924/
Rosch892,892/
Rochd892,774/
Hroch891,816/
Roych89196/
Rotch89177/
Rooch89117/
Roich89102/
Rojch8991/
Rochs8933/
Rocht8927/
Roc'h8926/
Rochh897/
Roech897/
Rhoch892/
Rocsh891/
Rodch891/
Ruoch891/
Rochz891/
Roh8612,237/
Roc861,762/
Rosche801,508/
Rouche80785/
Rojche80616/
Rousch80499/
Hrouch80416/
Rotsch80411/
Ruosch80253/
Roosch80146/
Rhouch80136/
Rotche8076/
Routch8061/
Roisch8054/
Rooche8023/
Roitch8012/
Hrosch8010/
Roësch808/
Roshch807/
Roycht804/
Rocsch803/
Royche803/
Roucht801/
Rochhe801/
Roiche801/
Roochs801/
Rodche801/
Rrouch801/
Rhooch800/
Rouchs800/
Rossch800/
Rech7530,444/
Ruch7514,753/
Rohy7511,266/
Rach755,975/
Rokh754,088/
Rosh752,837/
Rojc751,462/
Rohs751,455/
Rouh751,020/
Roci75853/
Rozh75736/
Roce75714/
Roih75357/
Rodh75208/
Roic75184/
Rosc75133/
Rohu75118/
Rocz7576/
Rouc7567/
Hroh7525/
Roph7518/
Royc7516/
Rojh7515/
Rüch7512/
Royh759/
Räch759/
Rohh756/
Rohx756/
Rotc754/
Rooc754/
Ruoc753/
Rohz753/
Rzoc752/
Rroc752/
Rohp752/
Rocs751/
Rohc751/
Roïc751/
Rzoh751/
Rozc751/
Rroh751/
Roitsch73373/
Rochová73155/
Rotzsch73100/
Rotsche7327/
Rousche7321/
Routche737/
Rochova736/
Rhrouch732/
Roschhe731/
Hrotche731/
Rochowa731/
Roshche731/
Routsch730/
Ro67250,282/
Rauch6749,483/
Rasch6716,239/
Roush6714,905/
Royce6712,788/
Reech677,759/
Raach675,091/
Ruche671,607/
Hrach671,504/
Rache671,370/
Hrochová67886/
Rachh67720/
Hrokh67623/
Rosci67596/
Roths67586/
Roitzsch67402/
Roshe67343/
Hrosh67331/
Rutch67260/
Roice67230/
Racht67228/
Roshd67201/
Roukh67193/
Rachd67175/
Ratch67150/
Rohus67146/
Rohyz67146/
Rucht67136/
Rohiy67130/
Ruchs67112/
Ruich6797/
Roish6792/
Roodh6783/
Rouph6782/
Rouce6765/
Rojht6764/
Rroci6756/
Hrách6753/
Rotzsche6751/
Rohdt6748/
Roysh6736/
Rokhe6729/
Rohsh6728/
Roggisch6724/
Raech6721/
Hrouh6720/
Roshh6719/
Rohyi6718/
Rouhs6716/
Räche6714/
Rozhh6712/
Roykh6711/
Rodcz6711/
Rohst6711/
Rachs6711/
Reuch679/
Rouht679/
Hruch678/
Hrochova678/
Roosh677/
Rohij677/
Hrosc677/
Rousc676/
Roudh676/
Rachz676/
Rothsche676/
Rookh674/
Roikh674/
Rohds673/
Rachp673/
Hrech673/
Raïch673/
Rohys673/
Ruchh672/
Ruohy672/
Rothh672/
Rooph672/
Rosce672/
Rechh672/
Radch672/
Rohts672/
Roici672/
Rooci672/
Rohss671/
Racsh671/
Roucs671/
Roysc671/
Ruoci671/
Ruodh671/
Ruosh671/
Rosph671/
Rrouh671/
Rojcs671/
Rojhs671/
Roiph671/
Raàch671/
Ruoha671/
Hrroh671/
Razch671/
Rojcz671/
Rojzc671/
Roohs671/
Röche671/
Rozzh671/
Rohha671/
Rokhh671/
Rohtz671/
Ruokh671/
Rgoih671/
Rhach671/
Rachj671/
Rodzh671/
Rhoth670/
Ruohs670/
Rosht670/
Roohz670/
Rotsh670/
Rotce670/

Roch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roch in the Hindi language
रोचroca-
Roch in the Marathi language
रोचroca82.89
रॉचroca17.11
Roch in the Russian language
Рочroc-

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