Rofer Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Rofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England51:11,143,612252,590
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Röfer (84) are calculated separately.

Rofer (266) may also be a first name.

Rofer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rofer (Russian: Рофер) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as: Röfer. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rofer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,203,767th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Rofer live; 64 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rofer is also the 545,281st most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 266 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Rofer is most prevalent in: California, where 65 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.

Rofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rofer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rofer surname increased 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rofer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rofer last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the party.

Rofer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.48% less than the national average, earning $39,922 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röfer9384/
Roefer9176/
Roffer9165/
Roofer9148/
Royfer9122/
Rodfer918/
Rofert913/
Roifer913/
Rofier912/
Roufer912/
Rowfer911/
Rosfer911/
Roferd910/
Rofeer910/
Rofe892,011/
Rouffer8325/
Royffer837/
Roffier831/
Rochfer831/
Roffert830/
Rodfere830/
Rafer802,654/
Roffe802,592/
Roofe80911/
Rofes80695/
Rofie80252/
Rofei80205/
Refer80177/
Roufe80103/
Roife8079/
Rofea8067/
Rofee8050/
Royfe8034/
Rofey8018/
Rofeh8017/
Rofet806/
Rowfe804/
Rofre804/
Rofed804/
Rofhe802/
Rodfe801/
Ruofe801/
Rofheart7731/
Rochfert771/
Roffey732,711/
Reefer73611/
Raufer73520/
Roffet73392/
Raffer73311/
Rafert73236/
Rhofir73215/
Reufer73121/
Rouffe73110/
Royffe73106/
Roffes7393/
Reffer7370/
Roffee7364/
Roiffe7364/
Rofieh7342/
Roofeh7342/
Roufeh7341/
Rafier7340/
Rohver7333/
Roffie7332/
Roufet7330/
Rafeer7324/
Rofihe7313/
Roufie7311/
Rafear737/
Ruofei737/
Royfee736/
Ratfer734/
Roofee734/
Raefer732/
Radfer732/
Refier732/
Roffeh732/
Roufee731/
Ravfer731/
Roffez731/
Rhafer731/
Rafere731/
Roifes731/
Rofeit731/
Roufre731/
Rafeir731/
Rofair731/
Roffea731/
Roffei731/
Royfed730/
Rafher730/
Raferd730/
Rofess730/
Roofes730/
Roufertth711/
Rafe675,805/
Rofi675,480/
Raffier671,686/
Rofa67978/
Rouffet67513/
Rofy67301/
Roffeis67141/
Rauffer6772/
Rouffie6759/
Raffert6757/
Raupfer6725/
Roufett6724/
Reuffer6716/
Rhoufir6713/
Rofé6710/
Reffier675/
Raufert674/
Rofa'ee674/
Raeffer671/
Raffere671/
Rothfes671/
Roufeed671/
Roufieh671/
Rasfher671/
Roffett671/
Rofahei671/
Roffihe671/
Roufeet671/
Rouffee671/
Rouffey671/
Raufher671/
Radferd670/
Roopher670/
Raafert670/
Reeffer670/
Raferth670/

Rofer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rofer in the Russian language
Роферrofer-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rofer
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