Roms Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Roms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland851:64,6677,355
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Latvia221:93,18413,456
France121:5,535,227269,324
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Roms (180) may also be a first name.

Roms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roms has its highest incidence in Finland. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Roms.

How Common Is The Last Name Roms? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roms is the 1,136,896th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Roms live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in Scandinavia. Roms is also the 679,247th most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 180 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Finland, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 64,667. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 76 percent reside, Southwest Finland, where 8 percent reside and Kymenlaakso, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Finland Roms is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Latvia, where 10 percent reside.

Roms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Roms last name decreased 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rooms891,377/
Roems89146/
Romse8980/
Romsø8915/
Romås899/
Romss896/
Rohms894/
Roums893/
Romms891/
Rhoms891/
Rhooms80622/
Romsøe8037/
Romshe8020/
Romnæs8013/
Roohms8010/
Rhomms802/
Roehms800/
Rams755,586/
Rems75913/
Rons75361/
Räms7542/
Romz7511/
Rums758/
Romx751/
Geeroms731,716/
Rochims739/
Romnæss733/
Romsova731/
Ramsh67888/
Ronse67730/
Ramse67723/
Reems67356/
Rehms67260/
Raams67251/
Rahms67141/
Ramsz6785/
Rouns6781/
Ramms6759/
Ronæs6752/
Ramst6742/
Ramsø6731/
Remsh6730/
Roins6729/
Rohns6728/
Romce6726/
Romze6724/
Rumsh6720/
Hrams6717/
Rhems6714/
Ramså676/
Ramss676/
Remås675/
Rhams675/
Romshova674/
Remms674/
Royns674/
Ron's673/
Ronås673/
Ronst672/
Roons672/
Reums672/
Raems672/
Rühms672/
Rhons671/
Rhums671/
Ronsh671/
Ronns671/
Ramsj671/
Ruums671/
Râmōs671/
Romch671/
Ramns670/
Ruims670/
Ruons670/
Rumms670/
Raums670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roms
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