Rochter Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Rochter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rochter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia51:481,88011,140
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

Rochter is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Röchter. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rochter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Rochter are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Rochter is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Hardap Region, where 80 percent are found and ǁKaras Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Namibia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found.

Rochter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rochter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rochter surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röchter9566/
Roschter936/
Rochte92136/
Rohter9277/
Rocter921/
Rooschter881/
Rechter861,141/
Rohtert8629/
Rachter8616/
Ruchter867/
Rocther860/
Roter831,704/
Rohte83260/
Raschter802/
Rouhtier801/
Rocthier801/
Rother7722,288/
Rotter7714,637/
Rotger772,604/
Rotert771,541/
Roster77799/
Roiter77705/
Royter77268/
Rahter77224/
Rotier77153/
Router77129/
Rojter7734/
Rooter7733/
Rachte7731/
Rhater775/
Rhoter773/
Rodter773/
Roohte771/
Rochty771/
Rotere771/
Rochti771/
Racter771/
Roteer770/
Roterd770/
Rote738,484/
Royster7110,572/
Routier714,507/
Rottier712,602/
Rothert711,762/
Roither71704/
Rothier71408/
Rottger71241/
Rouster71157/
Racster71135/
Rhotert7185/
Rootert7144/
Royther7125/
Rooster7124/
Routher7120/
Roister7119/
Rottert7119/
Roijter7118/
Roitter7116/
Rahther7116/
Rotther7114/
Rosster7113/
Rostert7111/
Rostier719/
Roszter716/
Rotster715/
Rheuter714/
Rothger713/
Rachtte712/
Racther712/
Rostter712/
Rukhter712/
Rotherd711/
Rathter711/
Hroster711/
Rahater711/
Rashter711/
Rochtis711/
Rosther711/
Roitere711/
Rokhteh711/
Rodster711/
Routter711/
Roterdh711/
Roytter711/
Rootear710/
Rothe6736,060/
Routhier674,967/
Rotte672,052/
Rotthier67787/
Rater67719/
Rotea67708/
Route67524/
Roote67448/
Roste67436/
Rotge67335/
Royte67247/
Rotes67169/
Rahte67163/
Routtier67111/
Rochttis6780/
Rotre6776/
Rotie6760/
Rotey6741/
Rotep6741/
Rotee6727/
Rhate6724/
Roite6721/
Rotei6712/
Rohti6710/
Ruote6710/
Rohstedt677/
Roitherz676/
Roottier675/
Rotherdt675/
Rossster675/
Roteh674/
Rhouchti674/
Routheir673/
Roysterr672/
Rosterdt672/
Rotje672/
Rotez671/
Rotsteir671/
Raschterová671/
Rhote671/
Rodte671/
Rhachtir671/
Rosstter671/
Roted671/
Rotet671/
Rosæther671/
Rothstei671/
Rooteire671/
Roittger670/
Rosttert670/
Royseter670/
Rosstere670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rochter
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