Rooff Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

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.

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Rooff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rooff Last Name Facts

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

Rooff is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rooff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 613,453rd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Rooff are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Rooff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rooff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 US average, with 68.75% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roof898,474/
Roff897,689/
Ruoff805,444/
Roffe802,592/
Roofe80911/
Rouff80825/
Roiff8055/
Rgoof8016/
Roofs8013/
Rhoof8012/
Roeff808/
Rgoff803/
Rotff801/
Hroof801/
Rowff801/
Roohf801/
Rooft801/
Rootf801/
Hroff800/
Royff800/
Roffs800/
Rof752,192/
Rouffe73110/
Royffe73106/
Roiffe7364/
Roufft7310/
Ruohff731/
Ruoffs730/
Rouf6758,588/
Ruff6735,264/
Raff675,010/
Rofe672,011/
Rowf671,150/
Roob671,026/
Ruof67789/
Roif67523/
Roef67418/
Roft6786/
Royf6747/
Hrof6729/
Rüff6725/
Rohf6715/
Rotf6715/
Roov6712/
Rosf679/
Rhof678/
Rojf675/
Ropf673/
Rofh673/
Rofs673/
Roow672/
Rovf671/
Rofp671/
Rgof671/
Rúff671/
Rodf670/

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