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 is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Rössau. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rossau? popularity and diffusion
Rossau is the 937,786th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Rossau are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 30,512. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 27 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Denmark it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.
Rossau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rossau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rossau surname decreased 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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