Rooyen Surname

352,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,033 people bear this surname

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

Rooyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rooyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7821:69,2818,641
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
England401:1,392,95161,553
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Namibia151:160,6279,571
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Rooyen (243) may also be a first name.

Rooyen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rooyen (Russian: Роойен) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rooyen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 352,668th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 7,054,740 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Rooyen are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rooyen is also the 573,164th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 243 people.

The last name Rooyen is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 782 people, or 1 in 69,281. In South Africa Rooyen is most common in: Gauteng, where 52 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found. Barring South Africa it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Rooyen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rooyen earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 54.35% less than the national average, earning R 108,480 per year and in United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rooysen923/
Royen911,098/
Roysen8360/
Rooyan8349/
Roeyen8339/
Royten8329/
Royeen8320/
Rooein8310/
Rooien836/
Royeng834/
Rooeen833/
Roycen831/
Rohoen831/
Royent831/
Roojen831/
Roen804,117/
Ryen801,641/
Royn80594/
Rooijen77489/
Roseyen7712/
Rosoyan773/
Roychen772/
Rotoyan771/
Rooeinn771/
Roohein771/
Roohyan771/
Royjean771/
Rhoyten770/
Royan738,740/
Rouen736,398/
Rowen733,641/
Rayen731,709/
Roaen731,484/
Royon731,151/
Rojon73736/
Rojen73418/
Royne73257/
Reyen73207/
Royng73205/
Royin73171/
Rhoen7367/
Roenn7364/
Riyen7362/
Roien7360/
Royem7335/
Ruyen7315/
Raoen7311/
Rohyn739/
Røyen738/
Royán735/
Rhyen733/
Rouyn733/
Royón733/
Roynt731/
Roeyn731/
Rojyn731/
Roean730/
Roshoyan718/
Rahooyan712/
Roycheng711/
Royceann710/
Royssean710/
Roggen671,448/
Royhan671,423/
Rayeen67857/
Royant67716/
Rayhen67452/
Rohyan67322/
Routen67294/
Ruysen67290/
Roiene67284/
Royong67282/
Rohven67248/
Ruyten67238/
Reysen67222/
Roujon67198/
Roisen67152/
Rosean67144/
Raeyen67116/
Rojohn67101/
Rohaen6776/
Roying6772/
Rioyan6755/
Roeeen6737/
Rousen6734/
Raysen6733/
Roione6732/
Rajoon6732/
Rouyan6729/
Rojten6727/
Rouaen6725/
Royane6723/
Rohean6723/
Royand6722/
Royine6721/
Royahn6717/
Royang6715/
Rayene6715/
Rouene6715/
Rayeng6714/
Reyene6713/
Roojan6710/
Rojsen6710/
Rowene679/
Rohoun679/
Reyeen678/
Raoyan678/
Reyent677/
Rohyna677/
Riyeng676/
Ryggen676/
Rooyam676/
Rayten675/
Røøyen675/
Raowen675/
Rayien674/
Rzayen674/
Royann673/
Royeem673/
Rayoon673/
Roeyan673/
Reyten672/
Roieen672/
Raycen672/
Rotean672/
Rouien672/
Royond672/
Hrouen672/
Roytin672/
Ryieng671/
Roween671/
Rowenn671/
Royina671/
Royinn671/
Roysin671/
Rhowen671/
Rojien671/
Rojion671/
Roeann671/
Rohien671/
Rayend671/
Rouyem671/
Rahyen671/
Reycen671/
Reyesn671/
Rgayen671/
Reyşen671/
Rojeen671/
Roayan671/
Roşean671/
Roșean671/
Roeina671/
Raouen671/
Rouayn671/
Royhon671/
Ruyien671/
Roejne671/
Roeyon671/
Ruoyan670/
Ruyoon670/
Rohyne670/
Roajon670/
Rohein670/

Rooyen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rooyen in the Russian language
Роойенroojen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rooyen
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