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

The last name Rooy (Arabic: روأى) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rooy.

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

The surname Rooy is the 226,599^th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,068,982 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Rooy are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 508,767^th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 300 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 771 people, or 1 in 70,269. In South Africa Rooy is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent are found, Western Cape, where 34 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it 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 frequency of Rooy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 971 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rooy Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Rooy last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for 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.