Roo Surname

77,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Roo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela1,5461:19,5371,431
Egypt1,3421:68,5076,354
Yemen5171:51,1134,058
Netherlands3461:48,8078,365
Russia3201:450,38542,488
Spain3191:146,55810,893
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Argentina2271:188,29715,705
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Indonesia1731:764,44658,463
India1211:6,339,383145,676
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Estonia771:17,1662,887
England721:773,86242,299
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Uruguay341:100,9349,883
Kazakhstan311:570,40340,441
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Cambodia251:619,4864,539
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
China71:195,331,65210,124
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France31:22,140,907385,998
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996

Roo (5,383) may also be a first name.

Roo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roo (Hindi: रू, Marathi: रोओ, Russian: Роо) occurs in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roo is the 77,626th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,156,570 people. The surname Roo is primarily found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Roo live; 29 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 91,808th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 5,383 people.

The surname is most frequent in Venezuela, where it is held by 1,546 people, or 1 in 19,537. In Venezuela it is primarily concentrated in: Zulia, where 79 percent reside, Lara, where 6 percent reside and Capital District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Venezuela this last name occurs in 81 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and Yemen, where 8 percent reside.

Roo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roo has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (81%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Roo last name are 8.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Roo earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $24,174,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.26% less than the national average, earning $42,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.04% less than the national average, earning $44,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roos8671,964/
Root8637,943/
Rood8613,775/
Roop867,923/
Rooj863,564/
Rooz862,714/
Rooy861,791/
Rooa86172/
Rooe8667/
Hroo8651/
Rooß8624/
Rhoo8610/
Rroo863/
Rzoo862/
Ro80250,282/
Roodt757,095/
Roots754,682/
Roost752,004/
Rooij751,086/
Roods75156/
Roosz75144/
Rooch75117/
Rooss7589/
Roodh7583/
Rhood7533/
Rooie7515/
Roott7512/
Rooys759/
Roosh757/
Hroot756/
Hroos752/
Rooph752/
Roohs751/
Ruoou751/
Rooee751/
Rootp751/
Hrooz751/
Roohz750/
Roopp750/
Roy672,687,333/
Roa67189,861/
Ros67128,692/
Roe6755,836/
Roi6726,916/
Roz6721,223/
Rot6720,812/
Rop6719,963/
Roh6712,237/
Rod678,971/
Rohova673,658/
Rho673,568/
Rou673,348/
Roj673,317/
Ruo672,652/
Rro67379/
Roš67188/
Rohová67174/
Roosch67146/
Rooths67121/
Roosth67107/
Roș6777/
Rojová6743/
Hro6743/
Rhoods6721/
Roś6720/
Roodts6713/
Rodowa678/
Royová677/
Rzo676/
Roï675/
Rìo674/
Roľ674/
Roľová673/
Ropowa671/
Rođ671/
Roohdh671/
Rão671/
Royova671/
Roá671/
Roë671/
Roí671/
Roţ671/
Rozowa671/
D'Rood671/
Rooddh671/
Roç671/
Rgo671/
Ĺro671/
Hroosh671/
Rootts671/
Roohii671/
Rootss670/
Rhooch670/

Roo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roo in the Marathi language
रोओro'o-
Roo in the Hindi language
रूru43.75
र्ऊr'u29.69
राूrau26.56
Roo in the Russian language
Рооroo-

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Footnotes

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