Roig Surname

18,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Roig Surname User-submission:

Roig means 'red' in Catalan.

Roig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain19,7811:2,363280
France2,8361:23,4212,735
United States2,0501:176,80917,736
Argentina1,7191:24,8652,086
Cuba1,1961:9,634851
Dominican Republic2851:36,6072,033
Uruguay2541:13,5111,527
Bolivia2401:44,2352,541
Mexico2321:535,0279,336
Puerto Rico2311:15,369624
Brazil2011:1,065,04637,395
Chile1991:88,5253,420
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Paraguay1311:55,2421,546
Andorra1221:687108
Peru1161:274,00110,785
England1121:497,48331,781
Costa Rica1031:46,4081,103
Venezuela611:495,1499,508
Switzerland601:136,88213,375
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Roig (92) may also be a first name.

Roig Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Roig means 'red' in Catalan.

- raul_roig

Roig Last Name Facts

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

Roig is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roig? popularity and diffusion

Roig is the 18,190th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 240,243 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Roig are found; 66 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 992,070th most prevalent first name globally, held by 92 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 19,781 people, or 1 in 2,363. In Spain Roig is most common in: Catalonia, where 46 percent live, Valencian Community, where 32 percent live and Balearic Islands, where 16 percent live. Besides Spain this surname is found in 56 countries. It is also common in France, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Roig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Roig last name grew 29,286 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roig surname are 34.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Roig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 52.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,506 per year; in United States they earn 0.09% less than the national average, earning $43,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $48,447 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roigt89271/
Roigk89120/
Rog863,482/
Rig86262/
Rojigh80361/
Rigg7510,144/
Reig758,448/
Rogg753,001/
Rieg752,697/
Roik751,823/
Rzig75609/
Raig75529/
Roix75494/
Royg75317/
Ruig75309/
Roug75268/
Roic75184/
Roeg75119/
Roog7583/
Rogh7561/
Rigs7554/
Roiq7547/
Righ7542/
Riog7530/
Ricg759/
Rogs756/
Rogt756/
Rigt755/
Rigz754/
Rigp752/
Rosg752/
Rgig752/
Rokg752/
Hrig752/
Rogk752/
Rrig752/
Risg751/
Hrog751/
Rigq751/
Rohg751/
Rogx751/
Rigk751/
Rigx751/
Roigová733/
Riggs6750,950/
Rough673,310/
Rogue671,381/
Roick67876/
Riegg67869/
Reigh67507/
Rojik67502/
Ruijg67160/
Rigue67153/
Roiek67151/
Roiak67131/
Rojic6794/
Ruigt6753/
Riyeg6751/
Rijig6751/
Rajig6748/
Rougk6746/
Ruigh6745/
Roike6745/
Reigg6727/
Royik6719/
Rajog6719/
Rijeg6718/
Roiok6718/
Roygt6716/
Raiig6714/
Rayig6712/
Rojiq6711/
Ruigk6710/
Royag678/
Rgaig677/
Rigss676/
Rujig676/
Roggs675/
Raigh675/
Roiks674/
Roogh674/
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Roikh674/
Rojeg673/
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Rayog673/
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Rougg672/
Rheig672/
Rojag672/
Roygh672/
Roygs672/
Roiex671/
Riyag671/
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Raigs671/
Rosgs671/
Reisg671/
Riekg671/
Roict671/
Hrzig671/
Reigt671/
Rigks671/
Rogtt671/
Roscg671/
Rrieg671/
Rroqg671/
Rejig671/
Rejog671/
Rieag671/
Rickg671/
Roegg670/
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