Roft Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Roft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Roft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roft (Russian: Рофт) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Roft live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England Roft is most prevalent in: Hertfordshire, where 61 percent live, Essex, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent live and Scotland, where 15 percent live.

Roft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roft has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hroft8971/
Ruoft892/
Rooft891/
Rofth891/
Rouft891/
Rofts890/
Rof862,192/
Roufft8010/
Rouf7558,588/
Roof758,474/
Roff757,689/
Raft752,424/
Rofe752,011/
Rowf751,150/
Ruof75789/
Roif75523/
Reft75134/
Robt75118/
Rovt7571/
Royf7547/
Rowt7534/
Hrof7529/
Rotf7515/
Rohf7515/
Rosf759/
Rhof758/
Rojf755/
Rofs753/
Ropf753/
Rofh753/
Rgof751/
Rovf751/
Rofp751/
Rodf750/
Roofthe731/
Ruoff675,444/
Roffe672,592/
Raaft672,365/
Roofe67911/
Rouff67825/
Roufs67671/
Rooff67503/
Rafte67134/
Rafft67134/
Roufe67103/
Rowth6793/
Roife6779/
Roiff6755/
Royfe6734/
Rohuf6718/
Rafth6717/
Rgoof6716/
Roofs6713/
Rhoof6712/
Rauft6712/
Rowwf677/
Århof675/
Rohfs675/
Ra'ft674/
Rhouf674/
Rowfe674/
Rgoff673/
Roufh673/
Reeft672/
Rossf672/
Rofhe672/
Rovth671/
Roohf671/
Rowff671/
Rouvf671/
Roubt671/
Ruofe671/
Raeft671/
Hroof671/
Rotff671/
Rafht671/
Rofsz671/
Rodfe671/
Rodtf671/
Rootf671/
Raftt671/
Routf671/
Rowtt671/
Roffs670/
Royff670/
Hroff670/
Hreft670/
Roupf670/
Rowtz670/

Roft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roft in the Russian language
Рофтroft-

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