Roksund Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Roksund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roksund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway281:183,65321,594
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Roksund Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roksund is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Röksund. Click here for other possible spellings of Roksund.

How Common Is The Last Name Roksund? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roksund is the 3,665,662nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Roksund occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Roksund reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 183,653. In Norway Roksund is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 96 percent are found and Western Norway, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Norway Roksund exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Roksund Last Name Statistics demography

Roksund earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 34.02% more than the national average, earning 463,811 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röksund952/
Rocksund9313/
Royksund931/
Rocksound881/
Rogsund867/
Rokhsun861/
Rokson7736/
Rockson7118,016/
Rakshun7116/
Raksoun719/
Rookson713/
Rakhsun711/
Rakshind671/
Rakson623,414/
Roxson6236/
Rogson6228/
Rocson623/
Ruoxun621/
Rackson57206/
Róksson572/
Rakkson571/
Rakshoon531/
Raxon503,698/
Roxon5063/
Roxhausen500/

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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 Roksund
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