Rootan Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Rootan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 56 | 1:1,371,116 | 56,327 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rootan (18) may also be a first name.
Rootan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rootan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rootan (Hindi: रूतन) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rootan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Rootan live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rootan is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 18 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 1,371,116. In Iran Rootan is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 36 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 23 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 20 percent are found. Beside Iran Rootan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rootan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rootan in the Hindi language | ||
| रूतन | rutana | 71.43 |
| रुतन | rutana | 28.57 |
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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
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- 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 Rootan
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