Roets Surname
Approximately 9,422 people bear this surname
Roets Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'fame' in Dutch.
Roets Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7,719 | 1:7,019 | 905 |
| Belgium | 710 | 1:16,192 | 2,487 |
| United States | 579 | 1:626,009 | 50,526 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Argentina | 71 | 1:602,020 | 42,723 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Roets (12) may also be a first name.
Roets Surname Meaning
Roets Demographics
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Roets Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roets Come From? nationality or country of origin
Roets occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Roets click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roets? popularity and diffusion
The last name Roets is the 54,082nd most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 773,461 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Roets reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Roets is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 7,719 people, or 1 in 7,019. In South Africa Roets is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 41 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 11 percent live and Limpopo, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Roets occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Roets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Roets has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roets surname increased 3,619 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Roets Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Roets last name are 19.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.39% registered with the party.
The amount Roets earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.39% more than the national average, earning R 397,788 per year; in United States they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning $51,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $51,682 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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