Roméo Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Roméo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roméo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France321:2,075,710171,237
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Romeo (85,063) & Romêo (1) are calculated separately.

Roméo (6,751) may also be a first name.

Roméo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roméo occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Romeo or Romêo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roméo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,203,767th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Roméo live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Roméo is also the 79,443rd most common first name internationally It is held by 6,751 people.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 2,075,710. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 56 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 31 percent reside and Grand Est, where 6 percent reside. Apart from France Roméo occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 39 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Romeo9385,063/
Romêo931/
Romio806,250/
Romyo801,036/
Romío801/
Romäo801/
Roumégou772/
Romios73197/
Romyoo73183/
Romeos73102/
Romeou7340/
Roumio7324/
Romeoo7310/
Roméas7310/
Romyot739/
Romeeo737/
Romeho736/
Romieo735/
Rommeo735/
Romioo734/
Rommio732/
Romjho731/
Romneo731/
Rhomeo731/
Rosmeo731/
Romeod731/
Roño671,487/
Romnios6778/
Rouméas6714/
Romegio679/
Romneos678/
Romeoss671/
Romagio670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roméo
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