Rohrer Surname
Approximately 22,085 people bear this surname
Rohrer Surname Definition:
(German) One who came from Rohr (spring), in Germany, or from Rohrau (reedy place), in Austria.
Rohrer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,018 | 1:32,897 | 4,107 |
| Switzerland | 5,198 | 1:1,580 | 128 |
| Germany | 2,881 | 1:27,944 | 3,691 |
| Austria | 1,594 | 1:5,342 | 616 |
| Canada | 270 | 1:136,465 | 14,092 |
| Argentina | 229 | 1:186,652 | 15,577 |
| Brazil | 138 | 1:1,551,263 | 51,554 |
| France | 135 | 1:492,020 | 69,079 |
| Uruguay | 123 | 1:27,900 | 3,215 |
| Czechia | 122 | 1:87,160 | 14,544 |
| Italy | 61 | 1:1,002,569 | 69,817 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Japan | 25 | 1:5,113,772 | 39,513 |
| Hungary | 20 | 1:490,814 | 31,291 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Liechtenstein | 16 | 1:2,399 | 253 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,441 | 1:34,850 | 4,147 |
The alternate forms: Röhrer (1,104) & Róhrer (7) are calculated separately.
Rohrer (23) may also be a first name.
Rohrer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who came from Rohr (spring), in Germany, or from Rohrau (reedy place), in Austria.
Rohrer Demographics
Rohrer Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Rohrer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rohrer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rohrer is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Röhrer or Róhrer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rohrer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,473rd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 329,977 people. The surname Rohrer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Rohrer are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rohrer is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 11,018 people, or 1 in 32,897. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.
Rohrer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rohrer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rohrer last name expanded 765 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 273 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rohrer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Rohrer last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Rohrer surname are 28.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.06% registered with the party.
The amount Rohrer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.8% more than the national average, earning R 531,840 per year; in United States they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning $45,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $48,828 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Röhrer | 94 | 1,104 | / |
| Róhrer | 94 | 7 | / |
| Roehrer | 92 | 71 | / |
| Rohrrer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rohreer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rohrere | 92 | 0 | / |
| Rorer | 91 | 822 | / |
| Roehreer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rorrer | 83 | 1,163 | / |
| Rhorer | 83 | 624 | / |
| Rehrer | 83 | 423 | / |
| Rahrer | 83 | 116 | / |
| Rorert | 83 | 9 | / |
| Rorher | 83 | 8 | / |
| Rourer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Roerer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Rorger | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rorerr | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rotrer | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rorere | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rosrer | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rherer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rorier | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rohrerová | 80 | 156 | / |
| Rohrerova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rourier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rathrer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rhrorer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rottrer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rhorerr | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rehrrer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rorzier | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rhourer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rhoerer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rorrher | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rarer | 73 | 70 | / |
| Rorir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rarere | 67 | 167 | / |
| Reurer | 67 | 54 | / |
| Röhrerová | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rarher | 67 | 5 | / |
| Raurer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rarier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ratrer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reerer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rehrir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rarrer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Rohrer
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