Room Surname
Approximately 15,313 people bear this surname
Room Surname Definition:
(Teutonic-Latin) for Rome, q.v. [cp. Old Norse Rúm, Rome; and Old English Rúm- wealh, a Roman] (Teutonic) 1 Fame, Glory [O.H.Ger. h)ruom (mod. ruhm) = Old Saxon hróm = Dutch room (cp. Rumbold] 2 Liberal, Magnificent [Old English rúm, (lit.
Read More About This SurnameRoom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 11,157 | 1:16,012 | 1,026 |
| United Arab Emirates | 634 | 1:14,452 | 1,771 |
| England | 608 | 1:91,642 | 9,853 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| India | 283 | 1:2,710,478 | 84,163 |
| Indonesia | 273 | 1:484,429 | 39,843 |
| Malaysia | 250 | 1:117,977 | 7,803 |
| Netherlands | 195 | 1:86,601 | 14,364 |
| United States | 180 | 1:2,013,661 | 129,138 |
| Australia | 153 | 1:176,442 | 17,942 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Belgium | 134 | 1:85,796 | 13,407 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| France | 73 | 1:909,900 | 105,096 |
| Sweden | 65 | 1:151,489 | 10,616 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Peru | 34 | 1:934,827 | 18,471 |
| Cambodia | 32 | 1:483,973 | 4,154 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 387 | 1:62,985 | 7,305 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
Room (1,788) may also be a first name.
Room Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic-Latin) for Rome, q.v. [cp. Old Norse Rúm, Rome; and Old English Rúm- wealh, a Roman] (Teutonic) 1 Fame, Glory [O.H.Ger. h)ruom (mod. ruhm) = Old Saxon hróm = Dutch room (cp. Rumbold] 2 Liberal, Magnificent [Old English rúm, (lit.) spacious, (fig.) bountiful, noble, etc.; cognate with Old Norse rúm-r = Gothic rúm-s= Dutch ruim = Frisian rúm, spacious, roomy] We find the name Rúma in an Anglo-Saxon charter a.d. 958.
A place in the parish of Crail, in Fifeshire.
From the German, Ruhm; from the Flemish, Rooms; a personal name.
Room Demographics
Average Male Room Height
174.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Room Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Room Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Room (Hindi: रूम) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Room? popularity and diffusion
It is the 34,602nd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 475,906 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Room reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 180,884th most common first name globally It is held by 1,788 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 11,157 people, or 1 in 16,012. In Pakistan Room is most common in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 91 percent are found, Sindh, where 5 percent are found and Punjab, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname is found in 81 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Room Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Room has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Room surname rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 353 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Room Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (64%) in Russia.
The amount Room earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.21% less than the national average, earning 258,830 kr per year; in Peru they earn 37.66% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,085 per year; in South Africa they earn 205.61% more than the national average, earning R 726,240 per year; in United States they earn 63.16% more than the national average, earning $70,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.76% less than the national average, earning $42,845 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roome | 89 | 2,732 | / |
| Roomn | 89 | 2 | / |
| Roosm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rhoom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rom | 86 | 20,733 | / |
| Roosme | 80 | 29 | / |
| Rhoome | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roosem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rome | 75 | 20,565 | / |
| Rohm | 75 | 5,411 | / |
| Hrom | 75 | 2,440 | / |
| Roon | 75 | 1,775 | / |
| Romn | 75 | 1,764 | / |
| Romm | 75 | 1,245 | / |
| Roem | 75 | 568 | / |
| Roum | 75 | 381 | / |
| Rhom | 75 | 368 | / |
| Roim | 75 | 278 | / |
| Ørom | 75 | 51 | / |
| Ruom | 75 | 19 | / |
| Rosm | 75 | 14 | / |
| Rotm | 75 | 5 | / |
| Romd | 75 | 5 | / |
| Romh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Romq | 75 | 4 | / |
| Romø | 75 | 2 | / |
| Romg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Romt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rzom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roym | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rrom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rgom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roochim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rotem | 67 | 2,384 | / |
| Romme | 67 | 2,114 | / |
| Rosim | 67 | 933 | / |
| Roume | 67 | 771 | / |
| Rhome | 67 | 699 | / |
| Rotim | 67 | 670 | / |
| Roong | 67 | 278 | / |
| Rohym | 67 | 185 | / |
| Romdh | 67 | 180 | / |
| Rosme | 67 | 147 | / |
| Rhoum | 67 | 90 | / |
| Rosem | 67 | 54 | / |
| Romne | 67 | 39 | / |
| Roone | 67 | 34 | / |
| Rhoon | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hroon | 67 | 26 | / |
| Roumm | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rocem | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hroum | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rocim | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rohum | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rosmh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hromc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Roond | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hromm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roeym | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roime | 67 | 3 | / |
| Royme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rotme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rgoon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rroum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rromë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rotmm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rothm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roumt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Romck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roumn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roohn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rohhm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roonn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rhoem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roont | 67 | 0 | / |
Room Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Room in the Hindi language | ||
| रूम | ruma | 95.97 |
| रुम | ruma | 4.03 |
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