Roekaerts Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Roekaerts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roekaerts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1721:66,84110,711
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Roekaerts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roekaerts is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roekaerts? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,281,391st most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Roekaerts is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Roekaerts live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 66,841. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 62 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 27 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Belgium this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roeckaerts954/
Roekaert9415/
Roukaerts8924/
Rockaerts890/
Rouckaerts841/
Rockarts8262/
Reckerts827/
Rijckaerts741/
Reckards7145/
Roecoert7111/
Rekords6335/
Rockerz6317/
Recards631/
Rackerds590/
Rickeards560/
Records5063/

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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 Roekaerts
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