Rommel Surname
Approximately 13,568 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,433 | 1:9,546 | 1,198 |
| United States | 2,139 | 1:169,453 | 17,142 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| France | 396 | 1:167,734 | 26,106 |
| Belgium | 348 | 1:33,036 | 5,369 |
| Brazil | 306 | 1:699,589 | 25,707 |
| Afghanistan | 282 | 1:114,018 | 2,772 |
| Russia | 192 | 1:750,641 | 62,731 |
| Poland | 98 | 1:387,844 | 42,215 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| Indonesia | 77 | 1:1,717,522 | 111,746 |
| Switzerland | 74 | 1:110,985 | 11,556 |
| Kazakhstan | 72 | 1:245,590 | 21,749 |
| Denmark | 59 | 1:95,673 | 9,081 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 343 | 1:146,410 | 13,670 |
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.
Rommel Demographics
Average Male Rommel Height
175.45 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rommel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rommel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rommel (Arabic: روميل, Hindi: रोमेल, Marathi: रोमेल, Russian: Роммель) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Römmel or Rõmmel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rommel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 38,760th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 537,113 people. The surname Rommel occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Rommel are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 5,962nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 176,401 people.
This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 8,433 people, or 1 in 9,546. In Germany Rommel is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 38 percent are found, Thuringia, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Other than Germany Rommel exists in 80 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 4 percent are found.
Rommel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rommel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rommel surname 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 holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (61%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Rommel surname are 22.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.75% registered to vote for the political 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
Rommel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rommel in the Hindi language | ||
| रोमेल | romela | 66.67 |
| रोम्मेल | rom'mela | 33.33 |
| Rommel in the Marathi language | ||
| रोमेल | romela | 62.5 |
| रोमेळ | romela | 6.25 |
| रॉनेल | ronela | 6.25 |
| मेल | mela | 6.25 |
| रोमेझ | romejha | 6.25 |
| रोमँल | romamla | 6.25 |
| रॉमेल | romela | 6.25 |
| Rommel in the Russian language | ||
| Роммель | rommel | - |
| Rommel in the Arabic language | ||
| روميل | rwmyl | - |
| رومل | rwml | - |
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