Rohwer Surname
Approximately 4,426 people bear this surname
Rohwer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,948 | 1:27,309 | 3,605 |
| United States | 1,205 | 1:300,796 | 27,737 |
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115 | 1:436,684 | 31,761 |
The alternate forms: Röhwer (2) are calculated separately.
Rohwer Demographics
Average Rohwer Salary in
United States
$46,531 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rohwer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rohwer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rohwer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Röhwer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rohwer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rohwer is the 105,732nd most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,646,531 people. Rohwer is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Rohwer reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Rohwer is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,948 people, or 1 in 27,309. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 79 percent reside, Hamburg, where 7 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent reside. Barring Germany Rohwer occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Rohwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rohwer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,048 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rohwer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rohwer surname are 29.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.67% registered with the party.
The amount Rohwer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.62% less than the national average, earning R 219,540 per year; in United States they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $46,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning $51,104 CAD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Rohwer
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