Rooi Surname
Approximately 8,954 people bear this surname
Rooi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6,950 | 1:7,795 | 983 |
| Namibia | 1,602 | 1:1,504 | 197 |
| Botswana | 110 | 1:19,881 | 3,945 |
| Lesotho | 92 | 1:22,093 | 4,562 |
| Iran | 86 | 1:892,820 | 42,918 |
| Netherlands | 51 | 1:331,121 | 38,060 |
| Curaçao | 23 | 1:6,837 | 197 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Rooi (1,668) may also be a first name.
Rooi Demographics
Average Rooi Salary in
South Africa
R 113,136
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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 also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rooi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 56,600th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 813,887 people. The last name Rooi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Rooi live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 188,520th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 1,668 people.
This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 6,950 people, or 1 in 7,795. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 32 percent live, Northern Cape, where 24 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 16 percent live. Beside South Africa it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 18 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooij | 89 | 1,086 | / |
| Rooie | 89 | 15 | / |
| Rooei | 89 | 9 | / |
| Rhooi | 89 | 4 | / |
| Rooid | 89 | 3 | / |
| Roșoi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Rooai | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rohoi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Roois | 89 | 0 | / |
| Rooish | 80 | 4 | / |
| Roojie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rohi | 75 | 12,655 | / |
| Roai | 75 | 1,076 | / |
| Roui | 75 | 378 | / |
| Ruoi | 75 | 196 | / |
| Rooe | 75 | 67 | / |
| Raoi | 75 | 36 | / |
| Roei | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ro'i | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rooijer | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hrroohi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rouhi | 67 | 3,140 | / |
| Rouai | 67 | 2,325 | / |
| Rouis | 67 | 1,875 | / |
| Roohy | 67 | 319 | / |
| Rouit | 67 | 254 | / |
| Rouij | 67 | 190 | / |
| Rojie | 67 | 117 | / |
| Rahoi | 67 | 107 | / |
| Rățoi | 67 | 102 | / |
| Rohai | 67 | 62 | / |
| Rojhi | 67 | 56 | / |
| Rooet | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ruoyo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Roije | 67 | 15 | / |
| Roait | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rouiz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rohie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rouid | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rouii | 67 | 8 | / |
| Roija | 67 | 8 | / |
| Roaid | 67 | 8 | / |
| Royji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Roais | 67 | 7 | / |
| Roijé | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rohei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ruooj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ro'is | 67 | 5 | / |
| Roșie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Royie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Roijy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rohoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roiye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruhoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rojji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hroui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ro'ai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rohhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roohé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roeii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roeiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rohih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ro'ui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rooes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rooaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raoid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruoiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raois | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raoiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rooee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rooer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ruois | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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