Rochter Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Rochter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Röchter (66) are calculated separately.
Rochter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rochter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rochter occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Röchter. Click here for other possible spellings of Rochter.
How Common Is The Last Name Rochter? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rochter is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Rochter reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Rochter is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia Rochter is most common in: Hardap Region, where 80 percent are found and ǁKaras Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Namibia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found.
Rochter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rochter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rochter surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Rochter
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