Roque Surname

1,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cuba

Roque Surname Definition:

This word comes from the French and means to roar.

Roque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil85,8671:2,493238
Mexico55,0251:2,256327
Philippines46,0211:2,200150
Peru29,4271:1,080161
Mozambique26,5731:1,026245
Angola15,3811:1,755318
Cuba15,2241:757126
United States15,1281:23,9593,019
Portugal11,8891:876153
Bolivia6,6261:1,602310
Guatemala6,1881:2,599414
Nicaragua4,8131:1,251248
Dominican Republic4,6451:2,246319
El Salvador4,4871:1,414270
Spain4,1951:11,1451,303
France3,9411:16,8541,836
Venezuela3,9411:7,664815
Honduras3,6861:2,392344
Argentina1,9491:21,9311,824
Ecuador1,4741:10,7911,732
Canada1,0741:34,3074,407
Colombia8891:53,7392,649
Puerto Rico5691:6,239388
Chile4231:41,6472,013
Costa Rica4031:11,861544
Panama2011:19,4641,326
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Israel1581:54,1627,046
Taiwan1391:168,6671,475
Uruguay1331:25,8033,008
England1001:557,18134,216
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Cape Verde771:6,878253
São Tomé and Príncipe771:2,304259
Australia731:369,80430,692
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Guam661:2,426316
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Paraguay601:120,6122,672
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Bermuda291:2,251365
India291:26,450,530346,896
Iceland231:16,5261,395
United Arab Emirates231:398,36023,003
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Northern Mariana Islands171:3,211341
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
East Timor91:135,103179
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Norway91:571,36544,190
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
China71:195,331,65210,124
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Jamaica61:478,32410,136
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Micronesia41:26,561731
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Belize21:177,7373,502
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(French, English) Dweller near a rock; one who came from Roche (rock), in Cornwall.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roqué9390/
Roques9115,789/
Roquet913,067/
Roquez911,874/
Rocque911,557/
Roquer91368/
Rosque91276/
Roquei91225/
Rouque9123/
Roqque918/
Roquie916/
Roquee915/
Roquea914/
Roqued913/
Rroque913/
Roquey911/
Roquue911/
Roqoue911/
Rhoque911/
Rodque911/
Roquwe911/
Roeque910/
Roqu8937/
Roqe8915/
Rouquet833,153/
Rocquet83469/
Rocques83160/
Roquett83115/
Rosquez8368/
Rosquet8336/
Rouques8315/
Rodquez8312/
Rothque837/
Rosques833/
Rodquer831/
Rooques831/
Roquets831/
Rouquer830/
Reque805,035/
Rogue801,381/
Raque80396/
Rouke80308/
Roqui80184/
Rouce8065/
Roqeh8048/
Rokue8017/
Roqut805/
Roqes804/
Rouqe803/
Roqee802/
Rocqe801/
Rocue801/
Roquq801/
Roqet801/
Roqie801/
Roquc801/
Ruoqu801/
Rouqueys7712/
Roqueová773/
Rosqouet772/
Rochquez771/
Rouquett771/
Rosquett770/
Roq7572/
Raquet731,742/
Rauque73921/
Reuque73821/
Rouche73785/
Roquid73516/
Rouqui73462/
Rocuet73354/
Roquis73178/
Roukhe73137/
Rasque73124/
Roukey73109/
Razque7364/
Ratque7364/
Roquiz7357/
Raquez7347/
Raquer7335/
Rouske7328/
Ronquy7325/
Roukie7321/
Rogoue7318/
Rougue7312/
Roukei7310/
Rosqui739/
Requea739/
Roqués737/
Rongue735/
Raquep735/
Roquit734/
Raqued734/
Roquaa734/
Rzaque733/
Requey733/
Racque733/
Rockue732/
Rocoue732/
Roukke732/
Requie732/
Raques732/
Rahque732/
Roquhi732/
Roukwe732/
Raaque732/
Roucke731/
Rouqet731/
Raquie731/
Roqieh731/
Rodquz731/
Roggue731/
Roquês731/
Ragoue731/
Rocqui731/
Rocues731/
Rokues731/
Roguey731/
Roquii731/
Roquip731/
Roquès731/
Roquéz731/
Roukeh731/
Rouquy731/
Roquai731/
Roqedh731/
Roguei731/
Raqueh731/
Roudke730/
Roscue730/
Roukee730/
Roukea730/
Roux67126,338/
Rouk671,966/
Roke671,896/
Roce67714/
Rocq67414/
Roug67268/
Rougvie67218/
Racouet67187/
Rouq67174/
Razzque67130/
Roqi67116/
Racquet67107/
Rougoue6773/
Racquez6772/
Rouc6767/
Roquais6766/
Raqe6753/
Reqe6751/
Roiq6747/
Ragouet6719/
Royq6718/
Racquer6718/
Rosq6718/
Raqu6714/
Rooq6713/
Rangque678/
Rouquès677/
Roucker677/
Rotkuea674/
Roķe674/
Roïngue674/
Roukieh672/
Razqque672/
Roqh672/
Roughwe671/
Requeij671/
Razquez671/
Rockoue671/
Rodquiz671/
Raquett671/
Raquher671/
Raquieh671/
Rasquet671/
Rocquio671/
Rosquët671/
Rouguei671/
Roukoue671/
Roudker671/
Raqueep671/
Roukker671/
Rokuett671/
Rojq671/
Rroq671/
Rathque671/
Ranquee671/
Rouchey670/
Rasques670/
Rouchee670/
Rasquee670/
Rocquit670/
Rothqueist670/

Roque Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roque in the Marathi language
रोकुयेrokuye28.57
रोक़ुएroqu'e28.57
रॉक़ुईroqu'i14.29
रोक़ुईroqu'i14.29
रोक़roqa14.29

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