Roriston Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Roriston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roriston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875

Roriston (10) may also be a first name.

Roriston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roriston is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roriston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roriston is the 3,017,195th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Roriston occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Roriston are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England Roriston is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 35 percent are found, Wiltshire, where 24 percent are found and Berkshire, where 18 percent are found. Aside from England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.

Roriston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roriston last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Roriston earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 55.51% more than the national average, earning R 369,540 per year and in United States they earn 81% more than the national average, earning $78,100 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roriston
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