Rohrssen Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Rohrssen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rohrssen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Röhrssen (2) are calculated separately.

Rohrssen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rohrssen is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms: Röhrssen. Click here for other possible spellings of Rohrssen.

How Common Is The Last Name Rohrssen? popularity and diffusion

Rohrssen is the 1,148,257th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Rohrssen are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 2,308,656. In The United States Rohrssen is primarily concentrated in: Iowa, where 23 percent are found, New York, where 20 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

Rohrssen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rohrssen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rohrssen last name grew 5,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rohrssen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rohrssen last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Rohrssen earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,051 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röhrssen962/
Roehrssen941/
Rohrsen93156/
Rohrssan881/
Roehrsen880/
Rohrßen8092/
Roersen8068/
Röhrsen8011/
Rorseng801/
Roehrson752/
Rorson710/
Röhrßen678/
Roerson675/
Rorshin671/
Rorrson670/
Rarsson670/
Röhrchen6321/
Raharson634/
Rarhseen631/
Rðarsson631/
Rarson577/
Rarsin573/
Rarsan572/
Rorcem571/
Rorjan571/
Rersin570/
Rörtgen5342/
Rðarson536/
Reerson535/
Rarsing532/
Rorchan531/
Rarshin531/
Raarshn531/
Roorsom530/
Rarchen530/
Raurson530/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Rohrssen
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