Rossaye Surname
Approximately 398 people bear this surname
Rossaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 374 | 1:3,458 | 648 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Rossaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rossaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rossaye occurs in Mauritius more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rossaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 728,955th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Rossaye reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.
The last name is most frequently used in Mauritius, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 3,458. In Mauritius it is most numerous in: Savanne District, where 80 percent are found, Plaines Wilhems District, where 20 percent are found and Port Louis District, where 0 percent are found. Barring Mauritius Rossaye occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Rossaye
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