Rope Surname

215,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Rope Surname Definition:

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Rop(p)a, Hrop(p)a [from a deriv. of Old English hrópan (= Old Saxon hrópan = Dutch roepen), to shout: cp. Old English hróp (= Gothic hróp-s), a shout, clamour]

Rope Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3791:348,94230,203
United States3421:1,059,82177,412
Australia2131:126,74013,853
England2021:275,83221,591
New Zealand1871:24,2164,232
Papua New Guinea1601:50,9616,394
Philippines751:1,349,84399,755
France751:885,636103,228
Ivory Coast431:536,54016,589
Finland391:140,94113,163
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Chile231:765,93416,989
India191:40,371,862445,856
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
China51:273,464,31313,838
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:117,75511,303
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

The alternate forms: Röpe (112), Ropė (6) & Ropé (2) are calculated separately.

Rope (408) may also be a first name.

Rope Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Rop(p)a, Hrop(p)a [from a deriv. of Old English hrópan (= Old Saxon hrópan = Dutch roepen), to shout: cp. Old English hróp (= Gothic hróp-s), a shout, clamour]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rope Last Name Facts

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

Rope (Georgian: როფე, Marathi: रोपे) is found most in Indonesia. It can also occur as a variant: Röpe, Ropė or Ropé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rope? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 215,983rd most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,833,533 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 30 percent of Rope live; 24 percent live in Southeast Asia and 21 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 426,776th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 408 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 379 people, or 1 in 348,942. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: North Maluku, where 88 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 4 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Rope Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rope has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rope last name rose 269 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 2 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rope Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rope surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rope last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rope earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.19% less than the national average, earning $36,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $43,275 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röpe92112/
Ropė926/
Ropé922/
Roper8945,342/
Roupe89964/
Roope89904/
Roppe89450/
Ropes89292/
Roepe89212/
Ropei89208/
Ropez8958/
Ropet8954/
Ropie8950/
Rophe8941/
Ropey8911/
Rospe8911/
Roipe8911/
Ropea895/
Ropee895/
Roype895/
Ropeć894/
Rzope891/
Ruope891/
Roped891/
Rohpe891/
Ropeu891/
Rhope891/
Rodpe891/
Rop8619,963/
Roupie80392/
Roiphe80232/
Rooper80212/
Rouppe8096/
Ropper8091/
Rophet8078/
Roperh8046/
Ropeih8043/
Roppes8042/
Rophie8039/
Ropeid8031/
Ropesh8019/
Rosper8017/
Roopei8017/
Rodpet8011/
Roppez8010/
Rhoper809/
Roupee808/
Roshpe804/
Rodper802/
Rhopes802/
Ropetz802/
Ropeer802/
Ropiej802/
Rotpet802/
Ropheh802/
Ropets801/
Ropgey801/
Roiper801/
Rouper801/
Rospes801/
Ropeap801/
Rozpey801/
Rospea801/
Rosppe801/
Rodped801/
Rophey800/
Ropeds800/
Roopes800/
Roop757,923/
Ropa754,523/
Repe753,776/
Ropi753,727/
Ropp753,535/
Roup752,608/
Rape751,979/
Rops75480/
Ruop75378/
Ropy75306/
Roip75240/
Rgop7531/
Roph7518/
Hrop754/
Rosp753/
Ropf753/
Robp752/
Rohp752/
Royp751/
Ropt751/
Rrop751/
Rodp751/
Ropz751/
Rojp751/
Rhop751/
Roopesh73342/
Rodphet73132/
Rotphet7349/
Rouppet7341/
Roupetz7315/
Rodpech734/
Rospher733/
Roysper732/
Roiphet732/
Rodpeth732/
Roppedt731/
Roupets731/
Rotpeth731/
Roopher730/
Roppfer730/
Raper6710,074/
Rappe674,534/
Roopa673,699/
Röper672,738/
Reppe671,406/
Ruopp671,186/
Raspe671,108/
Ropii671,049/
Roppa67967/
Rapet67725/
Rapea67645/
Roupa67569/
Roupp67474/
Ropai67414/
Rapei67397/
Repei67367/
Rapie67318/
Rapey67306/
Raupe67272/
Ropio67247/
Rapes67156/
Repie67152/
Roupé67140/
Ropyi67130/
Roupy67124/
Rapeu67112/
Rapee67104/
Ropis67103/
Rospi6799/
Rephe6786/
Repey6782/
Rouph6782/
Rapez6782/
Ropaj6777/
Ropay6776/
Ropih6761/
Raphe6753/
Raape6749/
Ropit6739/
Roops6738/
Reepe6736/
Ropuy6733/
Rodpetch6731/
Ropha6730/
Ropiy6729/
Roupi6729/
Roopi6726/
Repeh6721/
Repea6720/
Rhepe6718/
Ropfi6717/
Repeľ6717/
Ruops6716/
Roppi6715/
Roysp6714/
Roipa6714/
Hropa6711/
Ropid6710/
Ropoi6710/
Ropij677/
Roypa677/
Rapeh676/
Ropps675/
Rophi675/
Ropoy675/
Rophé674/
Rosspher674/
Roopy674/
Roepi673/
Rhape673/
Repee673/
Rophy673/
Räppe673/
Ropss673/
Ropui673/
Reupe673/
Rehpe672/
Rapge672/
Rooph672/
Roppy672/
Râpea672/
Rropi672/
Rohup671/
Roups671/
Roupt671/
Ruopt671/
Rosph671/
Rozzp671/
Raped671/
Rapje671/
Rootp671/
Roiph671/
Rospy671/
Rapeć671/
Rapfe671/
Rapée671/
Rhopa671/
Rhoup671/
Raepe671/
Ropoa671/
Roppé671/
Râpeș671/
Roopz671/
Ropth671/
Ropaa671/
Rosps671/
Rotpi671/
Rossphee671/
Rothphet671/
Rrape671/
Rhops671/
Rodphech671/
Hropp671/
Roupf670/
Roopp670/
Rousp670/

Rope Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rope in the Georgian language
როფეrope-
Rope in the Marathi language
रोपेrope85.71
रोपropa14.29

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