Roskam Surname

142,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Roskam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roskam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,9001:8,8881,134
United States6191:585,55647,866
Belgium2061:55,8099,042
Germany1681:479,19941,567
Canada501:736,91258,785
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
France371:1,795,209158,669
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Austria201:425,77243,235
England151:3,714,537119,675
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Röskam (22) are calculated separately.

Roskam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roskam (Russian: Роскам) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can appear as: Röskam. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roskam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 142,374th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,331,269 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Roskam live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Roskam is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,900 people, or 1 in 8,888. In The Netherlands Roskam is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 25 percent live, North Holland, where 15 percent live and Gelderland, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Belgium, where 7 percent live.

Roskam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roskam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roskam last name rose 1,997 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roskam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roskam surname are 38.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Roskam earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.75% more than the national average, earning R 282,192 per year; in United States they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $47,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.11% more than the national average, earning $62,653 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röskam9422/
Rosskam9289/
Roskamm9226/
Rooskam921/
Rosskamm86102/
Roskom83266/
Roscam83187/
Raskam8380/
Ruskam8323/
Röskamm7713/
Roskeim772/
Rashkham711/
Roscom67252/
Rasqam672/
Reskom671/
Rachkham572/
Rusckheim530/
Rascom5014/

Roskam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roskam in the Russian language
Роскамroskam-

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