Rod Surname
Approximately 8,971 people bear this surname
Rod Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller in the clearing or place where the trees have been removed; descendant of Rod, a pet form of Roderick (famous, ruler).
Rod Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,203 | 1:164,530 | 16,716 |
| Switzerland | 892 | 1:9,207 | 1,502 |
| Iran | 532 | 1:144,328 | 12,827 |
| Czechia | 494 | 1:21,525 | 3,318 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Pakistan | 343 | 1:520,828 | 8,820 |
| France | 245 | 1:271,113 | 41,730 |
| Russia | 243 | 1:593,099 | 52,502 |
| Israel | 226 | 1:37,866 | 5,201 |
| Dominican Republic | 216 | 1:48,301 | 2,508 |
| Portugal | 208 | 1:50,088 | 2,835 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Algeria | 196 | 1:197,100 | 23,540 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Mexico | 178 | 1:697,338 | 10,801 |
| Ukraine | 173 | 1:263,137 | 34,259 |
| Denmark | 158 | 1:35,726 | 3,717 |
| India | 134 | 1:5,724,369 | 136,722 |
| Lithuania | 134 | 1:22,646 | 4,079 |
| Canada | 127 | 1:290,123 | 26,993 |
| Brazil | 112 | 1:1,911,378 | 61,207 |
| Taiwan | 111 | 1:211,214 | 1,809 |
| Australia | 106 | 1:254,676 | 23,375 |
| Belarus | 106 | 1:89,633 | 13,978 |
| England | 95 | 1:586,506 | 35,379 |
| New Zealand | 94 | 1:48,174 | 7,829 |
| Malaysia | 84 | 1:351,122 | 18,683 |
| Croatia | 73 | 1:57,926 | 10,865 |
| Guatemala | 72 | 1:223,370 | 3,981 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Spain | 62 | 1:754,065 | 31,946 |
| Germany | 61 | 1:1,319,762 | 83,187 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Thailand | 51 | 1:1,385,066 | 192,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| El Salvador | 7 | 1:906,270 | 3,798 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 56 | 1:435,274 | 25,262 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 1:557,985 | 38,227 |
The alternate forms: Ród (4) are calculated separately.
Rod (147,156) may also be a first name.
Rod Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller in the clearing or place where the trees have been removed; descendant of Rod, a pet form of Roderick (famous, ruler).
Rod Demographics
Average Male Rod Height
174.16 cm
Average Female Rod Height
160.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rod Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rod Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rod (Arabic: روض, Bengali: রোদ, Hindi: रोड, Marathi: रोड, Russian: Род) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Ród. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rod? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 56,519th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 812,345 people. The last name Rod is mostly found in Europe, where 33 percent of Rod are found; 25 percent are found in North America and 23 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,126th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 147,156 people.
Rod is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,203 people, or 1 in 164,530. In The United States Rod is primarily found in: Texas, where 17 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 108 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 10 percent live and Iran, where 6 percent live.
Rod Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rod has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rod surname grew 2,448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rod Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Rod last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia, Catholic (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Rod last name are 15.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.39% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rod earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 263.3% more than the national average, earning R 863,328 per year; in United States they earn 0.07% less than the national average, earning $43,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $47,907 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ród | 89 | 4 | / |
| Rood | 86 | 13,775 | / |
| Rodd | 86 | 3,773 | / |
| Roed | 86 | 2,231 | / |
| Rodz | 86 | 897 | / |
| Roud | 86 | 884 | / |
| Roid | 86 | 227 | / |
| Rodh | 86 | 208 | / |
| Hrod | 86 | 192 | / |
| Rodt | 86 | 143 | / |
| Rhod | 86 | 103 | / |
| Rohd | 86 | 84 | / |
| Royd | 86 | 80 | / |
| Rosd | 86 | 62 | / |
| Rods | 86 | 51 | / |
| Ruod | 86 | 43 | / |
| Rgod | 86 | 33 | / |
| Rodø | 86 | 16 | / |
| Rotd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rodė | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rodp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rzod | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ro | 80 | 250,282 | / |
| Roodt | 75 | 7,095 | / |
| Rochd | 75 | 2,774 | / |
| Rodth | 75 | 2,278 | / |
| Royds | 75 | 1,003 | / |
| Rodts | 75 | 543 | / |
| Rhodd | 75 | 506 | / |
| Roshd | 75 | 201 | / |
| Roods | 75 | 156 | / |
| Roidt | 75 | 150 | / |
| Hrodz | 75 | 111 | / |
| Roodh | 75 | 83 | / |
| Rhods | 75 | 72 | / |
| Rohdt | 75 | 48 | / |
| Rhood | 75 | 33 | / |
| Rouds | 75 | 11 | / |
| Rodcz | 75 | 11 | / |
| Rhoud | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hroud | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rodds | 75 | 6 | / |
| Roudh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rodås | 75 | 5 | / |
| Roudz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rossd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rohds | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rousd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hrods | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ruodh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rodtz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roisd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rodte | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roydd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rodch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhoyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhrod | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hrrod | 75 | 0 | / |
| Roy | 67 | 2,687,333 | / |
| Roa | 67 | 189,861 | / |
| Ros | 67 | 128,692 | / |
| Rad | 67 | 29,400 | / |
| Roi | 67 | 26,916 | / |
| Roz | 67 | 21,223 | / |
| Rot | 67 | 20,812 | / |
| Rop | 67 | 19,963 | / |
| Rud | 67 | 16,404 | / |
| Roh | 67 | 12,237 | / |
| Roo | 67 | 6,301 | / |
| Rho | 67 | 3,568 | / |
| Rou | 67 | 3,348 | / |
| Roj | 67 | 3,317 | / |
| Ruo | 67 | 2,652 | / |
| Rüd | 67 | 564 | / |
| Rodová | 67 | 545 | / |
| Rro | 67 | 379 | / |
| Roš | 67 | 188 | / |
| Rodova | 67 | 179 | / |
| Roș | 67 | 77 | / |
| Hro | 67 | 43 | / |
| Rád | 67 | 36 | / |
| Rhoods | 67 | 21 | / |
| Roś | 67 | 20 | / |
| Roodts | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rodowa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rzo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Roï | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ràd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rìo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roľ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rhodds | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roishd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uanrod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rhouds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rooddh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roddts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ĺro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roohdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roţ | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Rood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rođ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rodtts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uamrod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhoids | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rhoyds | 67 | 0 | / |
Rod Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rod in the Bengali language | ||
| রোদ | roda | - |
| Rod in the Marathi language | ||
| रोड | roda | 80 |
| रोडे़ | rode | 20 |
| Rod in the Hindi language | ||
| रोड | roda | 78.2 |
| रोड़ | rora | 21.55 |
| Rod in the Russian language | ||
| Род | rod | - |
| Rod in the Arabic language | ||
| روض | rwd | - |
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