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

Rooyan (Hindi: रूयान) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rooyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rooyan is the 2,776,799th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. Rooyan is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Rooyan are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 62 percent live and Gauteng, where 38 percent live. Not including South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 43 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

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
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  • 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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