Roseau Surname

308,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Roseau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roseau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9801:67,7789,385
Belgium721:159,67622,068
Haiti631:169,5866,914
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Antigua and Barbuda211:4,722620
Israel181:475,42436,085
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Dominica11:75,891912
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Roseau (19) may also be a first name.

Roseau Last Name Facts

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

Roseau is found most frequently in France. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Roseau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roseau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 308,515th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,958,746 people. Roseau occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Roseau live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name world-wide, held by 19 people.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 980 people, or 1 in 67,778. In France Roseau is most frequent in: Guadeloupe, where 22 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 6 percent reside and Haiti, where 5 percent reside.

Roseau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roseau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roseau surname rose 321 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roseau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roseau surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Roseau earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.71% more than the national average, earning $52,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning $46,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rosseau92788/
Rouseau92255/
Rosea9139/
Rousseau86113,736/
Rossieau8654/
Rouseeau861/
Roseeu8320/
Roseha8316/
Roshea838/
Rousea833/
Roseah831/
Rossea831/
Roussieau8013/
Rrousseau802/
Rousseeau801/
Roussea7770/
Roseous771/
Rosieux771/
Rosieus771/
Rosia73686/
Rosiu73428/
Rosya73159/
Rosja7344/
Rasea7326/
Rousseeu7164/
Rousseou713/
Roosehuz711/
Rosehead711/
Rousseay711/
Rosehadt710/
Rosseous710/
Rosyad671,934/
Rosiah671,407/
Roscia67424/
Rosoiu67402/
Rosius67365/
Rossia67268/
Rosias67233/
Roshia6796/
Rosyah6756/
Rousia6754/
Rosjat6741/
Rosyat6733/
Rossya6725/
Rosjad6723/
Rosiha6712/
Roosehead679/
Raseea676/
Roosia675/
Roshya674/
Rashea674/
Rosoju673/
Rosjai673/
Roseoe672/
Hrosia672/
Roséus672/
Rosjas671/
Rosjey671/
Rosjoe671/
Rozeiu671/
Raseha671/
Raseou671/
Rosiej671/
Roushehad671/
Rousseoux671/
Rosyie671/

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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
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  • 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 Roseau
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