Rooi Surname

56,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Rooi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rooi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,9501:7,795983
Namibia1,6021:1,504197
Botswana1101:19,8813,945
Lesotho921:22,0934,562
Iran861:892,82042,918
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
Curaçao231:6,837197
Aruba91:11,4971,511
England81:6,964,757184,742
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Anguilla21:6,718471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Rooi (1,668) may also be a first name.

Rooi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rooi is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rooi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,600th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 813,887 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Rooi live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Rooi is also the 188,520th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 1,668 people.

The surname Rooi is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 6,950 people, or 1 in 7,795. In South Africa Rooi is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 32 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 24 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 16 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 18 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Rooi Last Name Statistics demography

Rooi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.39% less than the national average, earning R 113,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rooij891,086/
Rooie8915/
Rooei899/
Rhooi894/
Rooid893/
Roșoi892/
Rooai891/
Rohoi891/
Roois890/
Rooish804/
Roojie801/
Rohi7512,655/
Roai751,076/
Roui75378/
Ruoi75196/
Rooe7567/
Raoi7536/
Roei7514/
Ro'i756/
Rooijer7311/
Hrroohi731/
Rouhi673,140/
Rouai672,325/
Rouis671,875/
Roohy67319/
Rouit67254/
Rouij67190/
Rojie67117/
Rahoi67107/
Rățoi67102/
Rohai6762/
Rojhi6756/
Rooet6741/
Ruoyo6717/
Roije6715/
Roait6713/
Rouiz6711/
Rohie6710/
Rouid679/
Rouii678/
Roija678/
Roaid678/
Royji677/
Roais677/
Roijé676/
Rohei676/
Ruooj675/
Ro'is675/
Roșie675/
Royie675/
Roijy674/
Rohoy674/
Roiye674/
Ruhoi674/
Rojji672/
Hroui672/
Ro'ai672/
Rohhi671/
Roohé671/
Roeii671/
Roeiy671/
Rohih671/
Ro'ui671/
Rouih671/
Rooes671/
Rooaa671/
Roehi671/
Roaiz671/
Raoid671/
Rauoi671/
Ruoiz671/
Raois671/
Raoiz671/
Rooee671/
Rooer670/
Ruois670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rooi
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