Roentgen Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Roentgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roentgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1091:738,58255,640
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Roentgen (122) may also be a first name.

Roentgen Last Name Facts

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

Roentgen occurs most in Germany. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Roentgen.

How Common Is The Last Name Roentgen? popularity and diffusion

Roentgen is the 1,133,308th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Roentgen are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 844,248th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 122 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 738,582. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 95 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found and Berlin, where 1 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Roentgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roentgen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roentgen surname expanded 147 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roentgen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Roentgen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 485.74% more than the national average, earning R 1,391,930 per year and in United States they earn 18.65% more than the national average, earning $51,198 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roenttgen940/
Rontgen9397/
Roengen931/
Reintgen88303/
Rntgen868/
Rheintgen8224/
Roetengen821/
Röntgen80451/
Rendgen8038/
Roggenthen7815/
Reisntein713/
Rajenthen711/
Rindgen6757/
Roggenthin6755/
Roensink630/
Roemteang591/
Reanthain591/
Rndhgn575/
Roemsin538/
Raintain502/
Rundgoen500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Roentgen
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