Rombach Surname

87,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rombach Surname User-submission:

Rombach is the name of a place and is based on 'bach' (river) and 'rom' (or of crom, krom, krumm) which means 'curvy' in German. Other forms of the same name: Crombach, Krombach, Krumbach, Grumbach. The origin is in Germany, Luxembourg, East-Belgium, East-France and Switzerland.

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Rombach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9801:20,2282,679
United States9761:371,37232,921
Switzerland1351:60,8367,569
Netherlands1171:144,33521,873
Belgium691:166,61822,787
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
England421:1,326,62059,571
France421:1,581,493147,826
Israel191:450,40234,739
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Wales141:221,03813,576
Austria131:655,03358,041
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland271:138,6386,001
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Römbach (64) are calculated separately.

Rombach Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rombach is the name of a place and is based on 'bach' (river) and 'rom' (or of crom, krom, krumm) which means 'curvy' in German. Other forms of the same name: Crombach, Krombach, Krumbach, Grumbach. The origin is in Germany, Luxembourg, East-Belgium, East-France and Switzerland.

- anonymous submission

Rombach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rombach is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Römbach. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rombach? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,197th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,320,447 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Rombach are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 3,980 people, or 1 in 20,228. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 64 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside and Bavaria, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Rombach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rombach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rombach last name increased 1,992 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rombach Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rombach surname are 17.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rombach earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.58% more than the national average, earning $46,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $48,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Römbach9564/
Roembach9319/
Rhombach930/
Rombah922/
Rosembach88124/
Rambach86907/
Rumbach86282/
Rembach86218/
Rombakh8663/
Rombaha862/
Ronbach860/
Rombech860/
Rombayh860/
Romba8316,198/
Rochembach82229/
Rochimbach827/
Hrembach805/
Rosembah802/
Roenbach801/
Rambachs801/
Rumbachs801/
Rombasce801/
Ronbauch800/
Rohnbach800/
Rambac77799/
Roumba77416/
Rombai77268/
Rombay7757/
Rombas7734/
Romboh7726/
Rombau7725/
Romboa7724/
Rambah7720/
Rombaj779/
Roimba776/
Rombat772/
Roomba772/
Rombaa771/
Rhomba771/
Ruomba771/
Rombga771/
Rombha771/
Rombad771/
Rombea771/
Rosenbach752,399/
Rotenbach7524/
Rochembah757/
Rambhache756/
Roßenbach751/
Rammbauch750/
Rombaut713,203/
Rombaux71687/
Rombais71328/
Rossenbach71194/
Rochenbach71157/
Rottenbach71111/
Roumbas71107/
Rombaiz7187/
Rambech7178/
Rombase7143/
Rumbakh7138/
Remboch7120/
Rosenbauch7115/
Rombaas718/
Rambash714/
Runbach712/
Rambakh712/
Rambahs712/
Roumbai712/
Rombhot711/
Ranbach711/
Rattembach711/
Rambaha711/
Rochemboch711/
Roumbad711/
Rombaay711/
Rachimbach711/
Romboth711/
Ramboch710/
Ramba676,025/
Rombo672,572/
Rombauts67722/
Rombeaux67141/
Rambauth67135/
Rajchembach6735/
Rombault6726/
Rosembau6714/
Roumbeas679/
Ronba675/
Rombaudt672/
Ruschimbach672/
Rombouth672/
Romva671/
Rossemba671/
Rambahai671/
Rambuoch671/
Raunbach671/
Rombaowa671/
Routimba671/
Rosenbah670/

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