Rompca Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Rompca Surname User-submission:

The Rompca surname originates in Kassubien, Poland and was originally spelled Rąbca, but it was later changed to Rompca. It means 'woodcutter' and it means that the ancestors were working as woodcutters in that region and therefore got this surname.

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Rompca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3051:124,61918,431
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Rompca Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Rompca surname originates in Kassubien, Poland and was originally spelled Rąbca, but it was later changed to Rompca. It means 'woodcutter' and it means that the ancestors were working as woodcutters in that region and therefore got this surname.

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Rompca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rompca is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rompca? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 830,559th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Rompca live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 124,619. Besides Poland this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rumpca83323/
Rompza8387/
Rombca8340/
Rumpcza7713/
Rompcke771/
Rompkay770/
D'Rumpca711/
Rumpza67310/
Rampja6796/
Rempka6713/
Rampsa672/
Rompke671/
Ronpza671/
Rumpka671/
Rompky670/
Roempke62174/
Rompkey6216/
Rampche628/
Rampcke622/
Rumptza622/
Rumphka621/
Ramphcei571/
Rąbca551/
Rumpke50441/
Rampke5064/
Rombke5027/
Rambja501/
Rapczy501/
Ranpce501/

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