Roj Surname

135,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Roj Surname User-submission:

This is Polish word for 'swarm' (bees, hornets, wasps, or other flying insects). The accent over the letter ó causes it to be pronounced like 'rooy'. The phoneme is [u].

Roj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1131:689,18732,138
Poland9271:41,0026,427
Slovenia2121:11,7342,791
Germany1581:509,52843,279
Indonesia1391:951,43370,299
Iraq1361:257,5125,426
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
France941:706,62589,060
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
Austria581:146,81819,663
Czechia371:287,39137,121
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England211:2,653,24194,788
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Norway71:734,61250,907
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Rój (24) are calculated separately.

Roj (6,804) may also be a first name.

Roj Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is Polish word for 'swarm' (bees, hornets, wasps, or other flying insects). The accent over the letter ó causes it to be pronounced like 'rooy'. The phoneme is [u].

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Roj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roj (Arabic: روج, Hindi: रोज, Marathi: रोज, Oriya: େରାଜ) occurs most in India. It may also be rendered as a variant: Rój. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 135,501st most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,197,029 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Roj live; 35 percent live in South Asia and 34 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Roj is also the 79,045th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 6,804 people.

Roj is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,113 people, or 1 in 689,187. In India Roj is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 23 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent are found and Bihar, where 16 percent are found. Not including India Roj occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 28 percent are found and Slovenia, where 6 percent are found.

Roj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roj last name are 7.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Roj earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 47.54% less than the national average, earning 181,564 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning $38,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.91% less than the national average, earning $38,299 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rój8924/
Rojo86128,767/
Roja8616,909/
Roji8614,467/
Rooj863,564/
Rojc861,462/
Roje861,163/
Rojy86562/
Roij86129/
Rouj8623/
Rojh8615/
Rojí8615/
Rioj862/
Rodj862/
Rojč862/
Ruoj862/
Rojê861/
Ryoj861/
Rzoj861/
Rosj861/
Rojp861/
Rroj861/
Rgoj861/
Ro80250,282/
Rj80329/
Rioja7515,172/
Rooij751,086/
Rojiy75739/
Rojah75447/
Rouja75367/
Ryoji75274/
Rouij75190/
Rojih75189/
Rojee75170/
Roudj75134/
Rojie75117/
Rojch7591/
Riojo7580/
Rroji7579/
Rojht7564/
Rhoji7537/
Rooja7536/
Rooji7524/
Rhojo7522/
Rojeh7522/
Rohja7517/
Rroja7516/
Rouji7515/
Roije7515/
Rojaa7514/
Roaja7510/
Rohjy7510/
Ryojo7510/
Rioji758/
Rohij757/
Roujo756/
Rohji755/
Rouje755/
Rojii754/
Ruoja753/
Rhoja753/
Rooje753/
Rojoh753/
Rojio753/
Rojoo752/
Rrojo752/
Rojiz752/
Rojhs751/
Rohje751/
Rojcz751/
Rojoz751/
Rojzc751/
Rojàs751/
Rojäs751/
Rhoje751/
Ryoje751/
Rruoj751/
Riojy751/
Rojez750/
Roy672,687,333/
Raj671,141,746/
Roa67189,861/
Ros67128,692/
Roe6755,836/
Rio6739,838/
Roi6726,916/
Roz6721,223/
Rot6720,812/
Rop6719,963/
Roh6712,237/
Rod678,971/
Ryo676,349/
Roo676,301/
Ruj674,909/
Rej673,931/
Rho673,568/
Rox673,407/
Rou673,348/
Ruo672,652/
Roc671,762/
Rojche67616/
Roujas67417/
Rro67379/
Roojee67202/
Roš67188/
Rij67177/
Roş67145/
Hroudj6794/
Roș6777/
Rož6769/
Royaja6745/
Rojaya6743/
Rojová6743/
Hro6743/
Hrj6738/
Roś6720/
Rhojie6720/
Rje6717/
Rjh6714/
Rhj6714/
Rojasd676/
Rzo676/
Rohjes675/
Rjj675/
Roï675/
Rìo674/
Roľ674/
Rrj674/
Rjz674/
Roujet673/
Rojasz673/
Rzj673/
Roujee672/
Ruojie672/
Riojah671/
Rojahs671/
Rohjas671/
Rāj671/
Ĺro671/
Rojaha671/
Roojie671/
Rão671/
Råj671/
Roá671/
Roë671/
Roí671/
Roţ671/
Rođ671/
Ryohji671/
Rohjee671/
Rojech671/
Roujip671/
Roojis671/
Roç671/
Rgo671/
Rojohe670/

Roj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roj in the Oriya language
େରାଜeraja-
Roj in the Marathi language
रोजroja99.17
Roj in the Hindi language
रोजroja98.88
Roj in the Arabic language
روجrwj-

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