Rossaak Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Rossaak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rossaak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Rossaak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rossaak is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Rössaak. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rossaak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Rossaak are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Rossaak is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 38 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found and Nepal, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rössaak951/
Rossak92338/
Rosaak923/
Rossack86106/
Roussak8644/
Rosak831,162/
Rosshack801/
Rossaukh801/
Rosiak7713,685/
Roszak779,363/
Russak771,000/
Roshak77775/
Rassak77746/
Ressak77212/
Rasaak7779/
Rossok7751/
Rousak7740/
Rosack7738/
Roseak7719/
Roisak7716/
Rozsak7711/
Rosake779/
Rosakk778/
Rossac775/
Rosakh774/
Rossax772/
Rosahk772/
Rosaik772/
Rosaks771/
Roosak771/
Roesak771/
Rojsak771/
Rodsak771/
Rosxak771/
Rosjak771/
Rossaková757/
Rousseauk750/
Russack71271/
Rassack71130/
Roschak7175/
Roussac7161/
Roissac7160/
Rassakk7144/
Rassakh7132/
Rassake7130/
Hroshak7117/
Roussakova7113/
Roszack7111/
Roissag719/
Rosczak718/
Russaks717/
Roshack714/
Rosahac714/
Russauk714/
Rosacke712/
Rasahak711/
Hrotsak711/
Rousake711/
Rouhsak711/
Rosathk711/
Rashaak711/
Roishak711/
Rossouk711/
Russake711/
Rossock710/
Rasak6716,201/
Rusak6713,058/
Rosok67307/
Roshchak67203/
Roussaux67131/
Resak67122/
Rosák67101/
Rosshaug6745/
Ročak6744/
Rossoukh6743/
Račak6730/
Rosaková6714/
Rosac677/
Rosaq676/
Rossookh675/
Roschack674/
Rašak672/
Raçak672/
Rosag672/
Rosakova671/
Rashahak671/
Rashaakk671/
Rashaakh671/
Rousseax671/
Rosax671/
Rõsak671/
Rüsak671/
Roussaix671/
Roussouk671/
Rothsack670/

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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 Rossaak
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