Roque Surname
Approximately 351,988 people bear this surname
Roque Surname Definition:
This word comes from the French and means to roar.
Roque Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 85,867 | 1:2,493 | 238 |
| Mexico | 55,025 | 1:2,256 | 327 |
| Philippines | 46,021 | 1:2,200 | 150 |
| Peru | 29,427 | 1:1,080 | 161 |
| Mozambique | 26,573 | 1:1,026 | 245 |
| Angola | 15,381 | 1:1,755 | 318 |
| Cuba | 15,224 | 1:757 | 126 |
| United States | 15,128 | 1:23,959 | 3,019 |
| Portugal | 11,889 | 1:876 | 153 |
| Bolivia | 6,626 | 1:1,602 | 310 |
| Guatemala | 6,188 | 1:2,599 | 414 |
| Nicaragua | 4,813 | 1:1,251 | 248 |
| Dominican Republic | 4,645 | 1:2,246 | 319 |
| El Salvador | 4,487 | 1:1,414 | 270 |
| Spain | 4,195 | 1:11,145 | 1,303 |
| France | 3,941 | 1:16,854 | 1,836 |
| Venezuela | 3,941 | 1:7,664 | 815 |
| Honduras | 3,686 | 1:2,392 | 344 |
| Argentina | 1,949 | 1:21,931 | 1,824 |
| Ecuador | 1,474 | 1:10,791 | 1,732 |
| Canada | 1,074 | 1:34,307 | 4,407 |
| Colombia | 889 | 1:53,739 | 2,649 |
| Puerto Rico | 569 | 1:6,239 | 388 |
| Chile | 423 | 1:41,647 | 2,013 |
| Costa Rica | 403 | 1:11,861 | 544 |
| Panama | 201 | 1:19,464 | 1,326 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Israel | 158 | 1:54,162 | 7,046 |
| Taiwan | 139 | 1:168,667 | 1,475 |
| Uruguay | 133 | 1:25,803 | 3,008 |
| England | 100 | 1:557,181 | 34,216 |
| South Africa | 92 | 1:588,888 | 45,159 |
| Cape Verde | 77 | 1:6,878 | 253 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 77 | 1:2,304 | 259 |
| Australia | 73 | 1:369,804 | 30,692 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Guam | 66 | 1:2,426 | 316 |
| Belgium | 62 | 1:185,430 | 24,739 |
| Paraguay | 60 | 1:120,612 | 2,672 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| New Caledonia | 36 | 1:7,673 | 1,760 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Bermuda | 29 | 1:2,251 | 365 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Iceland | 23 | 1:16,526 | 1,395 |
| United Arab Emirates | 23 | 1:398,360 | 23,003 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 17 | 1:3,211 | 341 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Japan | 12 | 1:10,653,691 | 45,407 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| East Timor | 9 | 1:135,103 | 179 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 1:478,324 | 10,136 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
The alternate forms: Roqué (90) are calculated separately.
Roque (204,304) may also be a first name.
Roque Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This word comes from the French and means to roar.
(French, English) Dweller near a rock; one who came from Roche (rock), in Cornwall.
Roque Demographics
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Roque Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roque Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Roque (Marathi: रोकुये) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Roqué. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Roque? popularity and diffusion
The surname Roque is the 1,545th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,704 people. The last name Roque occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Roque are found; 37 percent are found in South America and 24 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 5,102nd most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 204,304 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 85,867 people, or 1 in 2,493. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 27 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 8 percent live. Barring Brazil it exists in 113 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 16 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.
Roque Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Roque has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roque surname increased 38,790 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Roque Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Roque last name are 40% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.23% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Roque earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 20.5% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,412 per year; in South Africa they earn 305.65% more than the national average, earning R 963,984 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.56% less than the national average, earning $17,581,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.43% less than the national average, earning $39,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $46,817 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Roque Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roque in the Marathi language | ||
| रोकुये | rokuye | 28.57 |
| रोक़ुए | roqu'e | 28.57 |
| रॉक़ुई | roqu'i | 14.29 |
| रोक़ुई | roqu'i | 14.29 |
| रोक़ | roqa | 14.29 |
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Footnotes
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