Roherty Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Roherty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roherty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Canada701:526,36644,416
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Roherty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roherty has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Roherty.

How Common Is The Last Name Roherty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,092,155th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Roherty live; 98 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Roherty is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 2,353,629. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 50 percent reside, Virginia, where 16 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States Roherty occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 31 percent reside and Vietnam, where 0 percent reside.

Roherty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roherty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Roherty surname rose 15,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roherty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Roherty last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Roherty last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70% being registered with the party.

The amount Roherty earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning $48,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.29% less than the national average, earning $40,595 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rohert929/
Rohaert86111/
Roehert860/
Roheirt860/
Roharty860/
Roehrty860/
Rohaerti8017/
Rohart772,516/
Rehert7726/
Rihert777/
Ryhert776/
Roerti771/
Rahert770/
Roeyhaert752/
Rohardt7191/
Rouhart7163/
Roharte7149/
Raihert7121/
Rayhert7115/
Reihert7114/
Riherte7110/
Roharto718/
Roharti717/
Raharty715/
Reyhert712/
Royhart711/
Riehert711/
Roharat711/
Rohardy711/
Riheart710/
Ryheart710/
Roehart710/
Rauhert710/
Reyheart678/
Riaherawaty677/
Reiherte674/
Rioharte671/
Roheraud671/
Roharoot671/
Reiheret671/
Reiohart671/
Rhiehart671/
Wrouhart670/

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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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  • 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 Roherty
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