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Where Does The Last Name Rooy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Rooy (Arabic: روأى) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rooy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 226,599^th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,068,982 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Rooy reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rooy is also the 508,767^th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 300 people.

The last name Rooy is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 771 people, or 1 in 70,269. In South Africa Rooy is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent are found, Western Cape, where 34 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Rooy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Rooy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 971 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rooy Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Rooy last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Rooy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.95% less than the national average, earning R 223,488 per year; in United States they earn 16.89% less than the national average, earning $35,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.62% less than the national average, earning $45,896 CAD per year.