Rookus Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rookus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rookus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rookus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rookus is found most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rookus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rookus is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Rookus live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 2,552,528. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 68 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found.

Rookus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rookus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rookus last name expanded 2,840 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rookus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rookus surname are 47.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94.44% being registered with the party.

Rookus earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.55% more than the national average, earning $50,720 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rokus91539/
Rooku910/
Rockus83114/
Rokush83102/
Rotkus8362/
Rokuse8323/
Rokusz8316/
Rokous8316/
Roskus8312/
Roukus8311/
Rokuss832/
Rokhus831/
Roškus831/
Roku80429/
Rookhouse800/
Rokhush7780/
Roukous7760/
Roucous7733/
Rouckus779/
Ruockus772/
Rockous771/
Roozkhoush751/
Rakus731,844/
Rokos731,736/
Rroku73356/
Rukus73332/
Rokou73285/
Rokui73201/
Rocos7397/
Rókus7392/
Rocus7387/
Rokut7326/
Rokuš7320/
Rojku734/
Rokku733/
Roiku733/
Rokau732/
Rocku732/
Rokuß732/
Rokhu731/
Rocou731/
Rokuu731/
Rokuy731/
Rokuś731/
Rokuh731/
Rokusová718/
Rockhaus711/
Rookhosh711/
Rokosz673,414/
Roucou671,080/
Rokosh67468/
Rokkos67358/
Rousku67285/
Ratkus67238/
Rokkou67189/
Rutkus67175/
Roukos67161/
Rakusz67155/
Rakush67111/
Roukou67108/
Rackus6766/
Rakous6728/
Roccos6727/
Rocush6726/
Roikou6718/
Rokoss6717/
Roskup6714/
Rocoux6712/
Rockos679/
Rotkup679/
Rokhui679/
Rockhouse677/
Rockau677/
Roscus675/
Raqous674/
Rogkou674/
Roikos674/
Roskau674/
Raskus673/
Roukku673/
Rockou673/
Rakaus672/
Rokhou672/
Rogkos672/
Rokouz672/
Roucos672/
Ruškus672/
Rókusz672/
Rukkus671/
Rakuss671/
Rockuy671/
Rocout671/
Rocuis671/
Rocust671/
Roykut671/
Rudkus671/
Rukous671/
Rukuse671/
Roucus671/
Rakhus671/
Ruckus670/
Roggkauss670/
Raukus670/

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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 Rookus
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