Rommel Surname

38,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rommel Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch) Descendant of Ruhm, a pet form of names beginning with Ruhm (fame), as Hrumheri, Rumerich and Rumuald; the messy or untidy man.

Rommel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,4331:9,5461,198
United States2,1391:169,45317,142
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
France3961:167,73426,106
Belgium3481:33,0365,369
Brazil3061:699,58925,707
Afghanistan2821:114,0182,772
Russia1921:750,64162,731
Poland981:387,84442,215
Canada781:472,37940,609
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
Switzerland741:110,98511,556
Kazakhstan721:245,59021,749
Denmark591:95,6739,081
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Austria241:354,81038,119
England231:2,422,52489,093
Israel171:503,39037,521
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Libya91:693,7751,982
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
India91:85,229,487684,495
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
China21:683,660,78330,601
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3431:146,41013,670

The alternate forms: Römmel (45) & Rõmmel (16) are calculated separately.

Rommel (176,401) may also be a first name.

Rommel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch) Descendant of Ruhm, a pet form of names beginning with Ruhm (fame), as Hrumheri, Rumerich and Rumuald; the messy or untidy man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rommel Last Name Facts

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

Rommel (Arabic: روميل, Hindi: रोमेल, Marathi: रोमेल, Russian: Роммель) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as a variant: Römmel or Rõmmel. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rommel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 38,760th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 537,113 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Rommel reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 5,962nd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 176,401 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 8,433 people, or 1 in 9,546. In Germany Rommel is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 38 percent reside, Thuringia, where 14 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany Rommel exists in 80 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 4 percent reside.

Rommel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rommel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rommel last name expanded 624 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rommel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (61%) in Russia.

In The United States Rommel are 22.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rommel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.34% less than the national average, earning 171,858 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $46,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.26% less than the national average, earning $44,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Römmel9445/
Rõmmel9416/
Rommell92140/
Rommelt9234/
Roemmel9220/
Roommel921/
Rommuel921/
Romel919,253/
Rummel8312,077/
Remmel833,453/
Rammel831,383/
Romell83452/
Romiel8397/
Roumel8375/
Rämmel8327/
Rümmel8323/
Roomel8311/
Romeel839/
Romuel838/
Roemel838/
Romelt836/
Rosmel836/
Romael834/
Romelh832/
Hromel832/
Romeld832/
Rhomel832/
Ronmel831/
Roml805/
Rummell771,189/
Rammelt77857/
Rammell77570/
Römmelt77503/
Roumell77204/
Rummelt77176/
Remmell77145/
Rothmel77113/
Rummeld7715/
Rhomell778/
Reummel773/
Rhummel772/
Roomelt772/
Ruummel771/
Remmmel771/
Ramhmel771/
Rammeld771/
Romiell771/
Rosmell771/
Roomell771/
Rohmeld770/
Roemell770/
Rommill770/
Ramel737,232/
Rumel734,851/
Remel73579/
Romil73473/
Rumml7325/
Ramml7323/
Romlh739/
Römel738/
Roeml733/
Rouml732/
Romél731/
Romyl731/
Romelova716/
Romelová712/
Rothmell711/
Rounmell711/
Rahmel67721/
Rehmel67290/
Ramael67231/
Rumiel67207/
Rasmel67195/
Reumel67146/
Raumel67127/
Ramell67122/
Ruhmel67100/
Römelt6780/
Rotmil6779/
Rumell6776/
Rumelt6748/
Ramiel6744/
Remael6738/
Romild6735/
Remell6734/
Rummelová6729/
Romlet6728/
Rumeld6723/
Rosmæl6721/
Röhmel6716/
Rameel6714/
Rameld676/
Remiel675/
Ramuel675/
Raamel674/
Rosmil674/
Rameul672/
Roomil672/
Rumuel672/
Rusmel672/
Rhumel672/
Roumil672/
Rhamel671/
Rummil671/
Ranmel671/
Ronmil671/
Remuel671/
Hromelova671/
Rammil671/
Hremel671/
Rohmil671/
Rummll670/

Rommel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rommel in the Hindi language
रोमेलromela66.67
रोम्मेलrom'mela33.33
Rommel in the Marathi language
रोमेलromela62.5
रोमेळromela6.25
रॉनेलronela6.25
मेलmela6.25
रोमेझromejha6.25
रोमँलromamla6.25
रॉमेलromela6.25
Rommel in the Russian language
Роммельrommel-
Rommel in the Arabic language
روميلrwmyl-
روملrwml-

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