Rookes Surname

367,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Rookes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rookes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5761:96,73310,275
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Australia981:275,46624,785
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales141:221,03813,576
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:131,05012,125
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Rookes Last Name Facts

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

Rookes (Hindi: रूकेस) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rookes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rookes is the 367,166th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,428,691 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Rookes live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

Rookes is most common in England, where it is held by 576 people, or 1 in 96,733. In England Rookes is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 18 percent reside, Devon, where 13 percent reside and Durham, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Rookes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rookes has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rookes surname grew 310 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rookes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rookes are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Rookes earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning $44,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.57% less than the national average, earning $43,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roockes921/
Roohkes921/
Rokes91567/
Roukes8394/
Rojkes8370/
Rookis8335/
Rockes8319/
Rokesh8317/
Rokets8311/
Roikes838/
Rokies835/
Roykes832/
Rokhes831/
Rosckes77115/
Rochkes7748/
Rockies772/
Rooques771/
Rokeish771/
Rakes736,441/
Roces735,037/
Rukes73732/
Rokis73205/
Rokez7316/
Roqes734/
Rockhest711/
Rakesh6719,887/
Roques6715,789/
Rakhes673,221/
Roches671,398/
Ruckes67573/
Ruikes67214/
Rokhis67169/
Roukis67130/
Rotkis6781/
Raukes6771/
Rockis6766/
Rückes6755/
Ruokis6740/
Rackes6740/
Rukesh6733/
Rakets6722/
Rouces6721/
Rakees6718/
Rojkis6715/
Reukes6712/
Ruskes677/
Rockys677/
Ruokys675/
Rutkes674/
Rocess673/
Rhoces672/
Rokish672/
Roqios672/
Rakies672/
Rodkis672/
Roykis671/
Rojces671/
Rokeshova671/
Rakeas671/
Rukees671/
Roskez671/
Rocois671/

Rookes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rookes in the Hindi language
रूकेसrukesa-

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Rookes Reference & Research

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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 Rookes
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