Rootsma Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Rootsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rootsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia841:15,7362,567
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Rootsma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rootsma occurs in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rootsma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,994,173rd most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rootsma are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

Rootsma is most numerous in Estonia, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 15,736. Besides Estonia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rootsmaa9335/
Roosma92697/
Rotsma9267/
Roosmaa86123/
Roosmat864/
Rosma83902/
Rootsmäe801/
Rooijsma801/
Rosmah77181/
Ratsma77170/
Roshma7721/
Rosmay778/
Rosmad777/
Rosmai775/
Rosmat772/
Rossma772/
Rohsma771/
Rosmas770/
Roismah7146/
Rosmait7112/
Rossmma7110/
Rodsmai714/
Ruitsma711/
Rossmas711/
Rossmay711/
Reutsma710/
Rasma674,485/
Rosmo67265/
Rozma6740/
Rocma6710/
Rojma671/

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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 Rootsma
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