Rooyakkers Surname

397,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rooyakkers 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.

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Rooyakkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4181:40,4006,862
Canada2721:135,46214,020
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Belgium321:359,27039,406
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Norway151:342,81932,589
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Rooyakkers 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.rooyakkers

Rooyakkers Last Name Facts

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

Rooyakkers is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rooyakkers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rooyakkers is the 397,886th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,234,515 people. The surname Rooyakkers occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Rooyakkers are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,400. In The Netherlands Rooyakkers is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 55 percent live, Limburg, where 15 percent live and South Holland, where 13 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Rooyakkers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rooyakkers are 50.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 96.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rooyakkers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 103.67% more than the national average, earning 704,854 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 150.96% more than the national average, earning R 596,376 per year; in United States they earn 32.63% more than the national average, earning $57,227 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.31% less than the national average, earning $47,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Royakkers95187/
Rooyakers9511/
Rooyackers90294/
Rooiakkers907/
Royackkers904/
Royackers84225/
Royakhers840/
Reykers71602/
Raekers714/
Roycers711/
Roeckers6768/
Reyckers6745/
Raeckers6728/
Rijkers592,225/
Reekers591,621/
Reukers59318/
Riekers59255/
Ruikers5918/
Reikers5914/
Rejkers591/
Reykars591/
Rieckers56160/
Reikerås5651/
Reijkers5646/
Reeckers561/
Rijckers561/
Rueckers561/
Reijckers5326/
Reijkersz531/

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