Rooyakkers Surname
Approximately 885 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameRooyakkers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 418 | 1:40,400 | 6,862 |
| Canada | 272 | 1:135,462 | 14,020 |
| United States | 127 | 1:2,854,007 | 168,820 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
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.rooyakkersRooyakkers Demographics
Average Rooyakkers Salary in
United States
$57,227 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royakkers | 95 | 187 | / |
| Rooyakers | 95 | 11 | / |
| Rooyackers | 90 | 294 | / |
| Rooiakkers | 90 | 7 | / |
| Royackkers | 90 | 4 | / |
| Royackers | 84 | 225 | / |
| Royakhers | 84 | 0 | / |
| Reykers | 71 | 602 | / |
| Raekers | 71 | 4 | / |
| Roycers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roeckers | 67 | 68 | / |
| Reyckers | 67 | 45 | / |
| Raeckers | 67 | 28 | / |
| Rijkers | 59 | 2,225 | / |
| Reekers | 59 | 1,621 | / |
| Reukers | 59 | 318 | / |
| Riekers | 59 | 255 | / |
| Ruikers | 59 | 18 | / |
| Reikers | 59 | 14 | / |
| Rejkers | 59 | 1 | / |
| Reykars | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rieckers | 56 | 160 | / |
| Reikerås | 56 | 51 | / |
| Reijkers | 56 | 46 | / |
| Reeckers | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rijckers | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rueckers | 56 | 1 | / |
| Reijckers | 53 | 26 | / |
| Reijkersz | 53 | 1 | / |
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