Rocking Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Rocking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rocking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2051:3,741,782103,944
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Röcking (15) are calculated separately.

Rocking (158) may also be a first name.

Rocking Last Name Facts

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

Rocking is most common in India. It can be rendered as: Röcking. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rocking? popularity and diffusion

It is the 827,165th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Rocking are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Rocking is also the 730,165th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 158 people.

The surname Rocking is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 3,741,782. In India Rocking is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 22 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 20 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 10 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Rocking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rocking has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rocking surname expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rocking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rocking surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Rocking earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.07% less than the national average, earning $31,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röcking9515/
Roecking930/
Roking922/
Rocing920/
Recking8658/
Rooking868/
Racking863/
Rockäng861/
Rohcing861/
Rucking860/
Rackings800/
Raking7754/
Racing7736/
Rokeng7711/
Reking779/
Ruking773/
Roceng771/
Rothsching7146/
Rochink719/
Ruching715/
Reucing712/
Ruoqing711/
Raching711/
Raskings671/
Rushking671/
Ruthking671/
Roycheng671/
Rakeng6280/
Rekeng6217/
Rukeng625/
Ruqing625/
Rakyong57490/
Rukyong5736/
Ruiqing5713/
Racheng576/
Raquing572/
Rekkeng572/
Rucheng571/
Requing571/
Rasquing5314/
Ruicheng537/

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Footnotes

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