Rontgen Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Rontgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rontgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Rontgen (26) may also be a first name.

Rontgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rontgen is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rontgen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rontgen is the 1,882,912th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Rontgen are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rontgen is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 26 people.

The surname Rontgen is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 918,266. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 32 percent live, Western Cape, where 22 percent live and Limpopo, where 17 percent live. Barring South Africa it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Rontgen Last Name Statistics demography

Rontgen earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.87% more than the national average, earning R 261,084 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roentgen93213/
Rongen922,042/
Roenttgen880/
Rontein8610/
Ronthen861/
Rotngen861/
Rongent861/
Rongenc861/
Rantgen860/
Roumngen801/
Rangen77585/
Roncen77233/
Ronsen77133/
Rongin7721/
Ronzen771/
Rottingen7547/
Rosentein7522/
Rottengen753/
Rosentien752/
Ramngen7179/
Rantzen7151/
Rantien7129/
Rangend7117/
Rantene7114/
Ronssen7113/
Rantsen7112/
Roongin7110/
Rangeng718/
Ronthén715/
Rontain712/
Ronchen712/
Roonzen711/
Roungin711/
Ronzhen711/
Ronshen711/
Rantein711/
Roinsen710/
Rounsen710/
Ronsend710/
Rotensen6762/
Ratingen6728/
Rasingen6711/
Rantieng675/
Rantihen674/
Rantzien671/

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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
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  • 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 Rontgen
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