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
Average Male Roque Height
171.61 cm
Average Female Roque Height
161.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Roque Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roque Come From? nationality or country of origin
Roque (Marathi: रोकुये) is most common in Brazil. It may occur in the variant forms: Roqué. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Roque? popularity and diffusion
Roque is the 1,545th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 20,704 people. Roque is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Roque live; 37 percent live in South America and 24 percent live in Luso-South America. Roque is also the 5,102nd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 204,304 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 85,867 people, or 1 in 2,493. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 27 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it occurs in 113 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 13 percent reside.
Roque Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Roque has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Roque last name expanded 38,790 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Roque Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Roque are 40% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.23% registered to vote for the political 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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Roque Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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