Rooyackers Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Rooyackers Surname User-submission:
This surname has been derived from two Dutch agrarian occupational names. The first half rooij or rooy deals with clearing of farmers fields ready for planting and later for harvests. Akkers or fields is where this lumber clearing, planting and harvesting and happened.
Read More About This SurnameRooyackers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 197 | 1:85,722 | 14,232 |
| Belgium | 77 | 1:149,307 | 20,954 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Rooyackers Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname has been derived from two Dutch agrarian occupational names. The first half rooij or rooy deals with clearing of farmers fields ready for planting and later for harvests. Akkers or fields is where this lumber clearing, planting and harvesting and happened.
- mdmr.rooyakkersRooyackers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rooyackers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rooyackers is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rooyackers? popularity and diffusion
It is the 906,170th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Rooyackers reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 85,722. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 57 percent reside, Gelderland, where 14 percent reside and South Holland, where 12 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Rooyackers exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 26 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royackers | 95 | 225 | / |
| Rooyakers | 95 | 11 | / |
| Rooyakkers | 90 | 885 | / |
| Royackkers | 90 | 4 | / |
| Royakkers | 84 | 187 | / |
| Royakhers | 84 | 0 | / |
| Roycers | 82 | 1 | / |
| Rooiakkers | 80 | 7 | / |
| Roeckers | 78 | 68 | / |
| Reyckers | 78 | 45 | / |
| Raeckers | 78 | 28 | / |
| Reykers | 71 | 602 | / |
| Raekers | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rieckers | 67 | 160 | / |
| Rijckers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reeckers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rueckers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reijckers | 63 | 26 | / |
| Rijkers | 59 | 2,225 | / |
| Reekers | 59 | 1,621 | / |
| Reukers | 59 | 318 | / |
| Riekers | 59 | 255 | / |
| Ruikers | 59 | 18 | / |
| Reikers | 59 | 14 | / |
| Reykars | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rejkers | 59 | 1 | / |
| Reichers | 56 | 96 | / |
| Reikerås | 56 | 51 | / |
| Reijkers | 56 | 46 | / |
| Reijkersz | 53 | 1 | / |
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