Rochet Surname
Approximately 5,989 people bear this surname
Rochet Surname Definition:
(French, English) Dweller near a rock; one who came from Roche (rock), in Cornwall.
Rochet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,652 | 1:14,278 | 1,482 |
| Belgium | 308 | 1:37,327 | 6,097 |
| Dominican Republic | 270 | 1:38,640 | 2,109 |
| United States | 182 | 1:1,991,533 | 128,023 |
| Argentina | 146 | 1:292,763 | 23,421 |
| Puerto Rico | 83 | 1:42,773 | 1,059 |
| New Caledonia | 83 | 1:3,328 | 498 |
| Uruguay | 43 | 1:79,808 | 8,179 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Rochét (1) are calculated separately.
Rochet (203) may also be a first name.
Rochet 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.
Rochet Demographics
Average Rochet Salary in
United States
$43,713 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rochet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rochet Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rochet (Russian: Рочет) is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Rochét. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rochet? popularity and diffusion
It is the 81,164th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,216,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Rochet live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 635,584th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 203 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 4,652 people, or 1 in 14,278. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 31 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 16 percent are found. Aside from France this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent are found.
Rochet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rochet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rochet surname grew 607 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rochet Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rochet surname are 17.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.83% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rochet earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $43,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.29% less than the national average, earning $31,158 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rochet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rochet in the Russian language | ||
| Рочет | rocet | - |
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Footnotes
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