Rooyan Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rooyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rooyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rooyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rooyan (Hindi: रूयान) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rooyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Rooyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rooyan is the 2,776,799th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Rooyan reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Rooyan is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 62 percent are found and Gauteng, where 38 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 43 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Rooyan Last Name Statistics demography

Rooyan earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.28% less than the national average, earning R 198,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roohyan921/
Royan918,740/
Royhan831,423/
Rooyen831,033/
Royant83716/
Rohyan83322/
Rioyan8355/
Rouyan8329/
Royane8323/
Royand8322/
Royahn8317/
Royang8315/
Roojan8310/
Rooyam836/
Royann833/
Ruoyan830/
Royn80594/
Royanne774/
Rooysen773/
Roojang773/
Rohyann771/
Ruoyang771/
Rayan7334,601/
Riyan732,967/
Rojan731,522/
Royon731,151/
Royen731,098/
Rojon73736/
Ruyan73606/
Reyan73359/
Royne73257/
Royng73205/
Royin73171/
Royam7334/
Roian7314/
Rohyn739/
Ryyan738/
Royán735/
Ryian734/
Rouyn733/
Royón733/
Roynt731/
Rojyn731/
Rioan730/
Ryoan730/
Royanova71151/
Rayhan6789,489/
Reyhan674,706/
Rayane673,972/
Rojahn672,099/
Riyang671,078/
Roihan67544/
Reyang67524/
Rayang67521/
Royong67282/
Ruyant67259/
Roujon67198/
Ruhyan67149/
Rohian67141/
Rahyan67120/
Rojohn67101/
Roying6772/
Roșian6772/
Roysen6760/
Rayant6745/
Reyant6739/
Riyane6736/
Roione6732/
Rajoon6732/
Royten6729/
Rehyan6722/
Rauyan6722/
Royine6721/
Royeen6720/
Rayann6720/
Riyand6720/
Ruyang6720/
Riyant6718/
Ryjant6716/
Roujan6714/
Riyanh6710/
Rihyan679/
Rayand679/
Rohyna677/
Rohjan677/
Riyann676/
Rooien676/
Reyane674/
Royeng674/
Rhiyan673/
Rijyan673/
Rojanh673/
Rayoon673/
Rooeen673/
Rojasn672/
Riojan672/
Royond672/
Roytin672/
Ruyane672/
Reyand671/
Rzayan671/
Roycen671/
Royina671/
Royinn671/
Roysin671/
Rreyan671/
Reeyan671/
Reyann671/
Riyasn671/
Rojion671/
Roiand671/
Rieyan671/
Royent671/
Roșean671/
Ruyhan671/
Rriyan671/
Hruyan671/
Rhayan671/
Rojann671/
Roojam671/
Roojen671/
Royhon671/
Roeyon671/
Ruyoon670/
Rohyne670/

Rooyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rooyan in the Hindi language
रूयानruyana50
रूयनruyana50

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rooyan
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