Roo Surname
Approximately 6,301 people bear this surname
Roo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 1,546 | 1:19,537 | 1,431 |
| Egypt | 1,342 | 1:68,507 | 6,354 |
| Yemen | 517 | 1:51,113 | 4,058 |
| Netherlands | 346 | 1:48,807 | 8,365 |
| Russia | 320 | 1:450,385 | 42,488 |
| Spain | 319 | 1:146,558 | 10,893 |
| United States | 268 | 1:1,352,459 | 94,008 |
| Argentina | 227 | 1:188,297 | 15,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Indonesia | 173 | 1:764,446 | 58,463 |
| India | 121 | 1:6,339,383 | 145,676 |
| Germany | 105 | 1:766,719 | 57,066 |
| Estonia | 77 | 1:17,166 | 2,887 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Malaysia | 43 | 1:685,912 | 32,468 |
| Uzbekistan | 38 | 1:813,925 | 16,450 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Uruguay | 34 | 1:100,934 | 9,883 |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 1:570,403 | 40,441 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Pakistan | 26 | 1:6,870,919 | 39,117 |
| Cambodia | 25 | 1:619,486 | 4,539 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Ukraine | 19 | 1:2,395,931 | 155,639 |
| Colombia | 18 | 1:2,654,115 | 13,778 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 1:597,509 | 4,667 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 50 | 1:487,507 | 26,996 |
Roo (5,383) may also be a first name.
Roo Demographics
Average Male Roo Height
174.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Roo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roo (Hindi: रू, Marathi: रोओ, Russian: Роо) is found most in Venezuela. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 77,626th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,156,570 people. The surname Roo occurs mostly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Roo are found; 29 percent are found in South America and 25 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Roo is also the 91,808th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 5,383 people.
The surname is most widely held in Venezuela, where it is borne by 1,546 people, or 1 in 19,537. In Venezuela Roo is mostly found in: Zulia, where 79 percent reside, Lara, where 6 percent reside and Capital District, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Venezuela it exists in 81 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and Yemen, where 8 percent reside.
Roo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Roo has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Roo surname expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Roo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Roo surname is predominantly Orthodox (81%) in Russia.
In The United States Roo are 8.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.76% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roos | 86 | 71,964 | / |
| Root | 86 | 37,943 | / |
| Rood | 86 | 13,775 | / |
| Roop | 86 | 7,923 | / |
| Rooj | 86 | 3,564 | / |
| Rooz | 86 | 2,714 | / |
| Rooy | 86 | 1,791 | / |
| Rooa | 86 | 172 | / |
| Rooe | 86 | 67 | / |
| Hroo | 86 | 51 | / |
| Rooß | 86 | 24 | / |
| Rhoo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Rroo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rzoo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ro | 80 | 250,282 | / |
| Roodt | 75 | 7,095 | / |
| Roots | 75 | 4,682 | / |
| Roost | 75 | 2,004 | / |
| Rooij | 75 | 1,086 | / |
| Roods | 75 | 156 | / |
| Roosz | 75 | 144 | / |
| Rooch | 75 | 117 | / |
| Rooss | 75 | 89 | / |
| Roodh | 75 | 83 | / |
| Rhood | 75 | 33 | / |
| Rooie | 75 | 15 | / |
| Roott | 75 | 12 | / |
| Rooys | 75 | 9 | / |
| Roosh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hroot | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hroos | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rooph | 75 | 2 | / |
| Roohs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ruoou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rooee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rootp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hrooz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roohz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Roopp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Roy | 67 | 2,687,333 | / |
| Roa | 67 | 189,861 | / |
| Ros | 67 | 128,692 | / |
| Roe | 67 | 55,836 | / |
| Roi | 67 | 26,916 | / |
| Roz | 67 | 21,223 | / |
| Rot | 67 | 20,812 | / |
| Rop | 67 | 19,963 | / |
| Roh | 67 | 12,237 | / |
| Rod | 67 | 8,971 | / |
| Rohova | 67 | 3,658 | / |
| Rho | 67 | 3,568 | / |
| Rou | 67 | 3,348 | / |
| Roj | 67 | 3,317 | / |
| Ruo | 67 | 2,652 | / |
| Rro | 67 | 379 | / |
| Roš | 67 | 188 | / |
| Rohová | 67 | 174 | / |
| Roosch | 67 | 146 | / |
| Rooths | 67 | 121 | / |
| Roosth | 67 | 107 | / |
| Roș | 67 | 77 | / |
| Rojová | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hro | 67 | 43 | / |
| Rhoods | 67 | 21 | / |
| Roś | 67 | 20 | / |
| Roodts | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rodowa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Royová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rzo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Roï | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rìo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roľ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roľová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ropowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rođ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roohdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rão | 67 | 1 | / |
| Royova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roţ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rozowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Rood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rooddh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ĺro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hroosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rootts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roohii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rootss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rhooch | 67 | 0 | / |
Roo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roo in the Marathi language | ||
| रोओ | ro'o | - |
| Roo in the Hindi language | ||
| रू | ru | 43.75 |
| र्ऊ | r'u | 29.69 |
| राू | rau | 26.56 |
| Roo in the Russian language | ||
| Роо | roo | - |
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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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- 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 Roo
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