Roode Surname

123,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,695 people bear this surname

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

Roode Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near a roadside cross.

Roode Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8451:29,3653,772
United States6031:601,09348,934
Netherlands5651:29,8894,929
Canada3281:112,33411,995
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England651:857,20145,134
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
France161:4,151,420237,746
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Roode (52) may also be a first name.

Roode Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near a roadside cross.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Roode Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roode (Russian: Рооде) is most common in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roode? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 123,543rd most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,972,272 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Roode are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 52 people.

The last name Roode is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,845 people, or 1 in 29,365. In South Africa Roode is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 38 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and North West, where 13 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found.

Roode Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roode has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roode surname rose 754 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roode Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Roode are 14.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Roode earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.42% more than the national average, earning R 385,980 per year; in United States they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $47,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.39% less than the national average, earning $44,523 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhoode91536/
Roodie91424/
Rooder91112/
Roodei9153/
Roodes9124/
Roodee9117/
Roodey916/
Rood'e911/
Roodhe911/
Rode8950,547/
Rhoodie8363/
Roodhee8326/
Rhoodes8313/
Roosdee833/
Roodher831/
Rhooder830/
Rohde8051,437/
Rhode8013,173/
Roder807,833/
Rodea806,623/
Rodes805,051/
Roody803,187/
Rodet802,272/
Rodde802,256/
Rodge801,514/
Roude80980/
Rodie80772/
Rodhe80706/
Roede80444/
Rodey80302/
Rooda80270/
Roide80265/
Rodee80224/
Rodeš80216/
Rodez80177/
Roded80142/
Royde80105/
Roodi8099/
Rosde8027/
Rodej8020/
Rodeh8013/
Ruode8011/
Rgode806/
Rodje806/
Rodei805/
Rotde804/
Hrode804/
Rrode801/
Rodeu801/
Rodep801/
Roosdett7716/
Rhodes73156,782/
Roider731,857/
Roudet731,225/
Roddey73838/
Roddie73798/
Roshde73521/
Rotdet73377/
Rhodie73358/
Rrodhe73335/
Roodha73196/
Rhodey73179/
Royder73175/
Rhoder73122/
Rhodde73116/
Roudie73105/
Roydes73102/
Rodder7394/
Roides7389/
Rhodea7387/
Rouder7384/
Roddej7376/
Rosdee7368/
Roudes7365/
Roudez7360/
Roddes7358/
Rhodet7356/
Roddee7354/
Rodecz7351/
Roydey7350/
Roudey7349/
Roudge7336/
Rosdey7330/
Rodher7328/
Hrodey7328/
Roosdi7326/
Rhodee7320/
Rodeit7320/
Roosdy7319/
Rohdie7317/
Rotdee7314/
Rodhes7313/
Roedde7312/
Rodesh7310/
Rhodez737/
Rodech737/
Hrodej737/
Rodhey737/
Rohdey736/
Hrodes735/
Roodhi734/
Roodda734/
Roohdi734/
Roidee734/
Rhoded733/
Rooddy733/
Rohdee733/
Rodest733/
Roudhe733/
Rodeis733/
Rodetz733/
Hroder732/
Rodhge732/
Rosder732/
Rhodeh732/
Rodeas732/
Roudje732/
Rochde732/
Rodead732/
Rosdei732/
Roudeh731/
Rouhde731/
Roydie731/
Roedey731/
Rohded731/
Rodeap731/
Rodeep731/
Roddei731/
Rodeea731/
Rohdeh731/
Roodid731/
Rzodhe731/
Roudea731/
Rodess731/
Rhooda731/
Rohdea731/
Rojdee731/
Roodai731/
Roodit731/
Roydee731/
Rhodeu731/
Roddet731/
Rodhet731/
Rodhie731/
Roderr730/
Roddea730/
Rodett730/
Hrodet730/
Rhoude730/
Rodeer730/
Roddeu730/
Roda6745,238/
Rody6714,444/
Rodi6711,749/
Rade6710,619/
Rude6710,299/
Rodesch67296/
Rüde67273/
Roshdey67155/
Rodź67105/
Rodé6791/
Roijdeh6782/
Rhoudes6749/
Rodeová6716/
Roddesh6716/
Rossdey6714/
Rodehed6713/
Rhodess6713/
Roudett6712/
Roudder677/
Roddech677/
Rhoddes675/
Rouydee675/
Rôde673/
Rodá673/
Roossdi673/
Rothdeu673/
Rhhodes672/
Rodj672/
Roģe672/
Róde672/
Roodich672/
Roudesh671/
Rhodees671/
Rhohdes671/
Rhrodes671/
Roudieh671/
Rhodder671/
Rhosdes671/
Roshdeh671/
Roodish671/
Rodè671/
Ròde671/
Rooshdi671/
Rossdee671/
Rossdet671/
Roddehh671/
Roddeth671/
Rodhead671/
Rothdge670/
Rhoides670/
Rodeess670/

Roode Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roode in the Russian language
Роодеroode-

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Roode Reference & Research

Rhodes DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Rhodes FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roode
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