Rohrbach Surname

48,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rohrbach Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Rohrbach (reedy stream), the name of places in Austria and Germany; dweller near the Rohrbach, the name of thirteen rivers in Germany.

Rohrbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,8381:20,9762,795
United States3,8131:95,05910,666
Switzerland2,1611:3,801538
France5391:123,23318,675
Austria941:90,59013,329
Canada681:541,84745,466
Poland521:730,93760,459
Czechia441:241,67033,051
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4911:102,27810,345

The alternate forms: Rohrbäch (12) are calculated separately.

Rohrbach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Rohrbach (reedy stream), the name of places in Austria and Germany; dweller near the Rohrbach, the name of thirteen rivers in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rohrbach Last Name Facts

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

Rohrbach occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Rohrbäch. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rohrbach.

How Common Is The Last Name Rohrbach? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rohrbach is the 48,180th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 680,062 people. Rohrbach is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Rohrbach reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 3,838 people, or 1 in 20,976. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hesse, where 28 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live. Outside of Germany it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Switzerland, where 20 percent live.

Rohrbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rohrbach has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 777 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rohrbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rohrbach last name are 7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rohrbach earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $44,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.59% less than the national average, earning $47,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rohrbäch9612/
Rohrbauch945/
Rohrbache943/
Rorbach93356/
Rahrbach8897/
Roorbach8863/
Rorhbach888/
Rohrbech883/
Rourbach881/
Rhorbach880/
Roerbach880/
Rorrbach880/
Rohrbachová8435/
Rorbakh8073/
Rarbach8044/
Rorboch800/
Rorbachová785/
Rarbache751/
Raurbach750/
Rarbouch631/

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