Romeu Surname

43,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Romeu Surname User-submission:

Romeu is a Catalán surname (Romero in Spanish) of Latin origin. It means 'pilgrims to the Holy Land'.

Romeu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola4,3381:6,222843
Spain3,7941:12,3231,421
Brazil1,0771:198,7697,662
France7261:91,49113,198
United States6211:583,67047,738
Cuba3881:29,6981,548
Portugal3491:29,8521,897
Argentina3421:124,98110,556
Mexico691:1,798,93117,818
Uruguay331:103,99310,112
England241:2,321,58686,519
Chile231:765,93416,989
Puerto Rico221:161,3702,003
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Rómeu (1) are calculated separately.

Romeu (45,129) may also be a first name.

Romeu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Romeu is a Catalán surname (Romero in Spanish) of Latin origin. It means 'pilgrims to the Holy Land'.

- mikelpburjales

The surname Romeu or Romero comes from the Portuguese and Galician word for 'rosemary'.

- kozmik

Romeu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Romeu (Russian: Ромеу) is more commonly found in Angola than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Rómeu. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Romeu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 43,669th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 612,193 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Romeu are found; 37 percent are found in Southern Africa and 37 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 20,144th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 45,129 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Angola, where it is carried by 4,338 people, or 1 in 6,222. Aside from Angola Romeu occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 32 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Romeu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Romeu surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.25% registered with the party.

Romeu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.89% more than the national average, earning $53,887 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rómeu931/
Romeus913,505/
Romeuz913/
Romeyu911/
Roimeu911/
Rommeu911/
Rome8920,565/
Romu891,202/
Roumeau83377/
Romeaus837/
Romeuch831/
Romer8011,062/
Romei803,870/
Roome802,732/
Romey802,216/
Romme802,114/
Romeh801,647/
Romea801,300/
Romes801,277/
Romet801,035/
Roume80771/
Rhome80699/
Romie80402/
Romae80310/
Romuo80247/
Romus80171/
Rosme80147/
Rohme80131/
Romej80116/
Romez8077/
Romee8076/
Romut8026/
Roeme8023/
Romed8022/
Romoe8014/
Roumu8013/
Romud8010/
Rommu809/
Romau809/
Roimu808/
Romée808/
Rameu805/
Romou805/
Roime803/
Roomu802/
Royme802/
Ruomu802/
Romye802/
Rotme802/
Romuz802/
Rotmu801/
Ruome801/
Romge801/
Hromu801/
Hrome801/
Romuh801/
Romuś801/
Romeï801/
Romep801/
Romui801/
Roumeaux7735/
Romesh732,921/
Romeis73963/
Rommes73706/
Rommer73652/
Hromei73617/
Roomer73462/
Roomes73451/
Romeas73436/
Romeih73408/
Rosmus73349/
Romeya73221/
Roomet73218/
Roumet73212/
Romets73180/
Roumed73171/
Romieh73168/
Roumie73132/
Rosmer73129/
Romaus73114/
Rosmei73101/
Roumou7381/
Rommie7373/
Romett7365/
Roumer7357/
Rotmui7357/
Roomey7347/
Roumes7345/
Romeah7340/
Rhomes7335/
Roomie7332/
Roosme7329/
Roumez7323/
Romeyo7320/
Romeiß7320/
Roumeh7320/
Romeha7319/
Romaje7318/
Rohmie7317/
Roemeh7312/
Romaie7311/
Rommey7310/
Romuji7310/
Romecz7310/
Rotmer739/
Rohmes739/
Rosmej739/
Roimet739/
Romuya739/
Romeio738/
Roumey738/
Romhus738/
D'Rome738/
Rameux737/
Romeia737/
Rosmey737/
Rameus736/
Romuss736/
Rhomer736/
Romhed736/
Roomus736/
Romech735/
Romiej735/
Rhoume735/
Romayu734/
Roomez734/
Romeja734/
Rosmet734/
Romaye734/
Hromut734/
Hromey733/
Romerr733/
Roymme733/
Romiye733/
Rotmee733/
Romees732/
Roimes732/
Hromer732/
Roumea732/
Romeez732/
Rohmée732/
Rommet732/
Romeed732/
Roumau732/
Romuch731/
Romush731/
Ruomei731/
Rhomee731/
Romous731/
Romaey731/
Romeer731/
Romeid731/
Romerh731/
Romiey731/
Roimer731/
Roymer731/
Rommus731/
Rhoome731/
Rameui731/
Reumeu731/
Roimae731/
Rohmez731/
Romout731/
Romoye731/
Romutė731/
Roemey731/
Roumee731/
Roumus731/
Rousme731/
Romeyh731/
Rosmee731/
Roimie731/
Romejo731/
Rommau731/
Romiea730/
Romeye730/
Roehme730/
Romess730/
Roemei730/
Roymus730/
Rosmed730/
Romezs730/
Romo67137,058/
Roma6758,093/
Ramu6729,305/
Rame679,380/
Romi679,157/
Reme675,288/
Roumieh674,621/
Romy673,325/
Remu671,863/
Roumeas67335/
Rhoomes67181/
Romaiou67178/
Roomets67143/
Reumeau6783/
Roumaye6773/
Romauch6773/
Rommeis6767/
Rothmer6761/
Rotmayu6750/
Romé6745/
Rommeiß6741/
Roosmäe6739/
Remmeau6734/
Romà6732/
Rohmeis6727/
Räme6723/
Romá6723/
Romö6722/
Romeisz6720/
Romehed6719/
Röme6718/
Rohtmer6716/
Roumaud6716/
Hrometz6714/
Rometcz6712/
Roomesh6710/
Rohtmäe678/
Rohmeiß678/
Roumaux678/
Romeiss677/
Rommett676/
Roumouz675/
Romeova674/
Rème674/
Roumeya674/
Romè672/
Rommets672/
Hromets671/
Rothmui671/
Romeach671/
Romejit671/
Romeyes671/
Rommess671/
Rhomerh671/
Hroumou671/
Raumeau671/
Rhomouz671/
Romeihe671/
Romhoey671/
Rême671/
Roumeie671/
Roumeih671/
Roumeth671/
Rhomeid671/
Rosmeer671/
Rohmeer671/
Romayie671/
Romeyaa671/
Rhomesh671/
Rhommer670/
Rottmer670/

Romeu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Romeu in the Russian language
Ромеуromeu-

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