Rooff Surname
Approximately 503 people bear this surname
Rooff Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) 1 syncopated forms of Rudolf, Rodolf, q.v.
2 Famous, Renowned [Old English and Old Saxon róf = O.H.Ger. ruof, for older *hruof(f (mod. H.Ger. ruf, fame, etc.] 3 the French Ruf = the Red, Red-Haired [Latin ruf-us] 4 the rare Anglo-Saxon pers.
Read More About This SurnameRooff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| United States | 109 | 1:3,325,311 | 189,554 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Rooff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) 1 syncopated forms of Rudolf, Rodolf, q.v.
2 Famous, Renowned [Old English and Old Saxon róf = O.H.Ger. ruof, for older *hruof(f (mod. H.Ger. ruf, fame, etc.] 3 the French Ruf = the Red, Red-Haired [Latin ruf-us] 4 the rare Anglo-Saxon pers. name Hróf (v. under Rochester) [cp. Old English hróf m., the sky, heaven, (lit.) roof; but the name is rather the older form of róf, famous, seen in 2]
Rooff Demographics
Average Rooff Salary in
United States
$46,554 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rooff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rooff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rooff is found most in Sri Lanka. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rooff.
How Common Is The Last Name Rooff? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 613,453rd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. Rooff is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Rooff live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
Rooff is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Beside Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Rooff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rooff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rooff last name rose 3,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rooff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Rooff surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the party.
Rooff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,554 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof | 89 | 8,474 | / |
| Roff | 89 | 7,689 | / |
| Ruoff | 80 | 5,444 | / |
| Roffe | 80 | 2,592 | / |
| Roofe | 80 | 911 | / |
| Rouff | 80 | 825 | / |
| Roiff | 80 | 55 | / |
| Rgoof | 80 | 16 | / |
| Roofs | 80 | 13 | / |
| Rhoof | 80 | 12 | / |
| Roeff | 80 | 8 | / |
| Rgoff | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rotff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hroof | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rowff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roohf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rooft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rootf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hroff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Royff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Roffs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rof | 75 | 2,192 | / |
| Rouffe | 73 | 110 | / |
| Royffe | 73 | 106 | / |
| Roiffe | 73 | 64 | / |
| Roufft | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ruohff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruoffs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rouf | 67 | 58,588 | / |
| Ruff | 67 | 35,264 | / |
| Raff | 67 | 5,010 | / |
| Rofe | 67 | 2,011 | / |
| Rowf | 67 | 1,150 | / |
| Roob | 67 | 1,026 | / |
| Ruof | 67 | 789 | / |
| Roif | 67 | 523 | / |
| Roef | 67 | 418 | / |
| Roft | 67 | 86 | / |
| Royf | 67 | 47 | / |
| Hrof | 67 | 29 | / |
| Rüff | 67 | 25 | / |
| Rohf | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rotf | 67 | 15 | / |
| Roov | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rosf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rhof | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rojf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ropf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rofh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rofs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rovf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rgof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rúff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rodf | 67 | 0 | / |
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