Roems Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Roems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288

Roems Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roems is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roems? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roems is the 1,459,453rd most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Roems are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Roems is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 378,865. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 97 percent live, Gauteng, where 2 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent live. Other than South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Roems Last Name Statistics demography

Roems earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.5% less than the national average, earning R 139,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roehms910/
Rems89913/
Roms89212/
Roesems83316/
Reams806,663/
Rooms801,377/
Reems80356/
Reims80342/
Rehms80260/
Riems8060/
Roens8043/
Remsh8030/
Romsø8015/
Rhems8014/
Romås809/
Romss806/
Remås805/
Rohms804/
Remms804/
Roums803/
Reums802/
Raems802/
Romms801/
Reyms801/
Rhoms801/
Ruems801/
Roessems771/
Rhooms73622/
Rheams73512/
Rheims73196/
Rhuems73109/
Reihms7335/
Remsch7318/
Rohims7310/
Roohms7310/
Rheems734/
Rheums733/
Rhomms732/
Reimsh731/
Reimsz731/
Roense731/
Rieams731/
Reamse731/
Rhoens730/
Riehms730/
Rhiems730/
Rouims730/
Roehns730/
Reeams730/
Rams675,586/
Roensch67423/
Remz67103/
Raemsch6792/
Räms6742/
Roijens6729/
Romz6711/
Rums678/
Roesens673/
Reimsch671/
Reamsch671/
Roetens671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Roems
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