Roseweir Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Roseweir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roseweir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland891:60,1554,924
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959

Roseweir Last Name Facts

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

Roseweir is found in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roseweir? popularity and diffusion

Roseweir is the 1,374,607th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. Roseweir occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Roseweir reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Roseweir is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 60,155. In Scotland it is mostly found in: South Lanarkshire, where 29 percent are found, Glasgow City, where 12 percent are found and Fife, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Scotland it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Roseweir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roseweir has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname grew 890 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roseweir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roseweir last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Roseweir earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.94% more than the national average, earning R 577,320 per year and in United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rosewer930/
Rosewier881/
Roseweare820/
Rosever807/
Rosevear752,025/
Rosevere7553/
Rosebear7542/
Resewehr7530/
Roseware754/
Roseveer751/
Rosevier750/
Roseveare71504/
Reseweher713/
Rotshever710/
Rosebar6719/
Raseber677/
Rosaver675/
Rosover674/
Rosevar674/
Rasewar672/
Rozawir671/
Resever671/
Rosiver671/

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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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  • 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 Roseweir
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