Rossau Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Rossau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 185 | 1:30,512 | 3,161 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Rössau (1) are calculated separately.
Rossau Demographics
Average Rossau Salary in
South Africa
R 23,076
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Rossau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rossau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rossau occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Rössau. Click here for further possible spellings of Rossau.
How Common Is The Last Name Rossau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 937,786th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Rossau reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequent in Denmark, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 30,512. In Denmark Rossau is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 27 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 25 percent live. Besides Denmark this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.
Rossau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rossau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rossau last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rossau Last Name Statistics demography
Rossau earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.29% less than the national average, earning R 23,076 per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Rossau
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