Rosemary Surname

135,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Rosemary Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rosemary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6601:268,39815,321
United States5591:648,40652,026
Australia4451:60,6647,336
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
New Zealand2811:16,1152,814
Indonesia2241:590,39847,039
Cameroon771:269,72825,950
Uganda661:591,50431,661
India651:11,801,006214,148
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Kenya461:1,003,91134,451
England451:1,238,17956,985
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Canada421:877,27667,671
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
Chile281:629,16015,000
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Scotland201:267,69112,985
France171:3,907,219231,005
Zambia161:990,62029,787
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
China101:136,732,1577,199
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montserrat11:4,947471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Rosemary (949,349) may also be a first name.

Rosemary Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rosemary (Hindi: रोजमैरी, Marathi: रोसेमायर्, Oriya: େରାଷେମରୀ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Rosemary click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosemary? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 135,297th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,193,062 people. The last name Rosemary occurs mostly in Africa, where 41 percent of Rosemary live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rosemary is also the 956th most common forename world-wide, held by 949,349 people.

The surname Rosemary is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 660 people, or 1 in 268,398. In Nigeria Rosemary is most common in: Rivers, where 8 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Cross River, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 63 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Rosemary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rosemary has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rosemary surname expanded 5,082 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rosemary Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rosemary surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Rosemary surname are 7.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rosemary earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.19% less than the national average, earning $37,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.5% less than the national average, earning $48,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rosemary Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rosemary in the Hindi language
रोजमैरीrojamairi-
Rosemary in the Marathi language
रोसेमायर्rosemayar50
रोसमरीrosamari12.5
रोसेमेरीrosemeri12.5
रोसेमरीrosemari12.5
रोसमेरrosamera12.5
Rosemary in the Oriya language
େରାଷେମରୀerasemari33.33
େରାଜେମରିerajemari33.33
ରସେମରୀrasemari33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rosemary
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