Roebers Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Roebers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roebers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1321:127,93319,924
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Roebers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roebers is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roebers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 953,750th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. Roebers is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Roebers reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 127,933. In The Netherlands Roebers is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 21 percent are found, Gelderland, where 20 percent are found and North Holland, where 15 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 46 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

Roebers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roebers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roebers surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Robers921,709/
Rebers92420/
Robeers8647/
Roewers869/
Roobers861/
Roberss861/
Roboers861/
Roberrs861/
Rehbers861/
Reebers860/
Roevers860/
Rubers7721/
Röbers7712/
Rebars772/
Robars772/
Rabers771/
Robors771/
Reuvers712,628/
Reivers71112/
Rubersz7119/
Rabiers7118/
Reavers7117/
Reyvers712/
Reijvers672/
Hrobarsch6316/
Rabars621/
Ruvers621/
Rauvers577/
Rubercht530/

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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
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  • 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 Roebers
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