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
The surname Rossau is most common in Denmark. It can also appear as: Rössau. For other possible spellings of Rossau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rossau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 937,786th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The surname Rossau is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Rossau reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 30,512. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent reside, Region of Southern Denmark, where 27 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 25 percent reside. Not including Denmark it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.
Rossau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence 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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