Rosales Surname

733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 731,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Rosales Surname Definition:

The plural of the Spanish "rosal" - rosebush. Town in Chihuahua, Mexico with this name.

Found in Burgos, Santander, and Leon. Name of village near Burgos, and one near Leon. Derived from latin "rosa" - rose bush.

"Rosal" refers to a garden of roses.

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Rosales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico238,8281:52079
Philippines89,3341:1,13363
United States57,3131:6,324736
Venezuela54,7561:552108
Peru44,3731:716101
Argentina40,8381:1,047143
Guatemala39,6601:40668
Honduras27,6851:31870
El Salvador24,6831:25756
Cuba19,9041:57995
Nicaragua14,5521:41493
Chile14,0791:1,251257
Spain12,8461:3,639442
Ecuador12,4751:1,275226
Colombia10,3311:4,624710
Costa Rica10,0321:476127
Bolivia9,6881:1,096225
Panama3,5211:1,111197
Brazil1,4301:149,7025,726
Canada1,1011:33,4664,318
Uruguay7491:4,582526
Paraguay6211:11,653612
France4141:160,44124,940
Dominican Republic3391:30,7761,813
Australia2611:103,43211,643
Trinidad and Tobago2611:5,226838
Belize1791:1,986443
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1431:389,63727,109
Thailand1361:519,40090,176
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Germany981:821,48459,964
Israel891:96,15311,162
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Italy791:774,13562,609
Taiwan611:384,3403,014
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
Ireland481:98,1035,309
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Puerto Rico221:161,3702,003
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Norway211:244,87126,357
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Aruba181:5,749789
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
China91:151,924,6187,954
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Guam81:20,0153,029
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Comoros11:749,524685
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

The alternate forms: Rosalès (1) are calculated separately.

Rosales (1,410) may also be a first name.

Rosales Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The plural of the Spanish "rosal" - rosebush. Town in Chihuahua, Mexico with this name.

Found in Burgos, Santander, and Leon. Name of village near Burgos, and one near Leon. Derived from latin "rosa" - rose bush.

"Rosal" refers to a garden of roses.

Castilian name from Laredo area (Santander). Later spread to entire Peninsula and Indies.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'rosebush'.

- paulerosalessr

Rosales Last Name Facts

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

Rosales (Arabic: روسالس, Russian: Росалес) is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Rosalès. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosales? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 733rd most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,958 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Rosales live; 41 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Hispano-North America. Rosales is also the 208,047th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 1,410 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 238,828 people, or 1 in 520. In Mexico Rosales is most numerous in: México, where 16 percent reside, Jalisco, where 9 percent reside and Mexico City, where 8 percent reside. Beside Mexico it is found in 113 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Rosales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rosales has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rosales last name rose 49,837 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rosales Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rosales last name are 42.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rosales earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.77% less than the national average, earning €7,275 per year; in Norway they earn 23.48% more than the national average, earning 427,330 kr per year; in Peru they earn 10.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,366 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.07% less than the national average, earning $19,507,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.14% less than the national average, earning $36,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $47,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rosalès951/
Roscales93631/
Rossales93448/
Rosalles9333/
Rosaless9310/
Rosasles939/
Rosalies936/
Roosales935/
Rrosales934/
Roseales934/
Rosalesz933/
Rosaleas933/
Rosaeles932/
Rousales932/
Rosalesd932/
Rosaleys931/
Rosalees931/
Rosale92315/
Rosals9234/
Rosaletse881/
Rossalhes881/
Rosalie866,601/
Rosalez866,467/
Rojales861,329/
Rozales861,102/
Rosalis86421/
Rocales8692/
Rosalle8675/
Rosalee8670/
Roseles8659/
Rasales8655/
Rosaler8644/
Resales8619/
Rosalea8615/
Rosoles8614/
Rosalex8610/
Rusales867/
Rossale867/
Rosalet863/
Rosalze862/
Rosaled862/
Roseale861/
Roshale861/
Rosalei861/
Rosiale861/
Rosalls861/
Rosaile860/
Rosalesová821/
Rosatelles821/
Rousalis80215/
Rosalios8027/
Rossalet8022/
Roselies8012/
Rociales806/
Rosalyos804/
Rossalis803/
Rossalle803/
Rosalice802/
Rosealie802/
Rosallis802/
Rozalles802/
Roshalee801/
Rossalez801/
Roszalez801/
Rochales801/
Rozzales801/
Rosieles801/
Rohcales801/
Roscalez801/
Roscalis801/
Rosallie801/
Roussale801/
Rousalle800/
Roseleus800/
Rasale771,252/
Rosali771,103/
Rosaly77442/
Rosala77340/
Rojals77222/
Rozale7774/
Rosole7712/
Rojale773/
Rasals772/
Rosalí771/
Rocale771/
Roseliehs7530/
Roussalis7529/
Rosaalett751/
Rosallios751/
Rosalia714,984/
Rosalio711,885/
Rozalez71500/
Resoles71290/
Raseale71235/
Rozalis71181/
Rozalie7199/
Rossali7177/
Rousali7156/
Rosolie7147/
Rosalya7146/
Rosalli7138/
Roshala7135/
Roijals7131/
Rotsali7129/
Roselis7128/
Rosally7127/
Roszali7123/
Rasalei7119/
Rosalla7118/
Rasaler7117/
Rosaili7115/
Rojalis7113/
Rosalih7112/
Rosalid7111/
Rosaily718/
Rosauli717/
Rouzale717/
Rosalit716/
Raseles716/
Roszala714/
Rosaala714/
Rasaile714/
Rosaliy714/
Rozgale714/
Rochale713/
Roshali713/
Rosaliz713/
Reseles713/
Rozaler713/
Rusalis713/
Rezales713/
Rosaila712/
Rousala712/
Rosseasley712/
Rajales712/
Roscole712/
Rashale712/
Rozalee712/
Rousselhes711/
Rozgals711/
Rasaale711/
Rosaali711/
Rojoles711/
Rascale711/
Rosolei711/
Rasalet711/
Rasalie711/
Rasalle711/
Rasiale711/
Racales711/
Rosiala711/
Rossala711/
Rosolez711/
Rocalis711/
Roixals711/
Rosoleh711/
Rozalle711/
Rassale711/
Rosoley710/
Roselez710/
Rasoles710/
Roxalee710/
Rosalic710/
Rassalle67170/
Rossalia67163/
Roussaly6794/
Rozsalyi6736/
Roszhali6721/
Rosselis6715/
Roussali6715/
Roshalia6714/
Rossalli6714/
Rasailey6712/
Rozallez678/
Rouhsali678/
Roshelis676/
Roszalia675/
Rohsalia675/
Rasoules674/
Rozailey674/
Roseluis673/
Rosscole673/
Rozgalis673/
Rosallia672/
Rasailee672/
Rassalee672/
Roszaili672/
Roussole671/
Rascalls671/
Rosalitt671/
Rojalist671/
Roisalia671/
Rasaylee671/
Resseles671/
Rhossala671/
Rossally671/
Rossalya671/
Roshalgi671/
Rosoleth671/
Rashatle671/
Roshaila671/
Roshaily671/
Rossalla671/
Roosalio671/
Rozailee671/
Rozalley671/
Rajsalee671/
Rossolse670/
Rossolge670/
Roseally670/
Rassaler670/
Russalls670/
Roseille670/

Rosales Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rosales in the Russian language
Росалесrosales-
Rosales in the Arabic language
روسالسrwsals-
روساليسrwsalys-

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