Rostas Surname

178,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Rostas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rostas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,2761:15,7352,017
Spain6141:76,1436,649
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
England661:844,21344,691
Hungary641:153,37913,789
France421:1,581,493147,826
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Canada381:969,62173,252
Australia271:999,84158,390
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Rostás (3,218), Rostaş (123), Rostaš (122), Rostaș (121), Rostáš (119), Roštaš (39), Roştaş (1) & Roštáš (60) are calculated separately.

Rostas (17) may also be a first name.

Rostas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rostas is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Rostás, Rostaş, Rostaš, Rostaș, Rostáš, Roštaš, Roştaş or Roštáš. For other possible spellings of Rostas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rostas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 178,851st most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,053,015 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Rostas reside; 56 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 53 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Rostas is also the 2,694,839th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 1,276 people, or 1 in 15,735. In Romania it is mostly found in: Cluj County, where 18 percent live, Bihor County, where 15 percent live and Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 12 percent live. Beside Romania this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Rostas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rostas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rostas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rostas are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Rostas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 17.42% less than the national average, earning 285,793 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning $39,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.18% less than the national average, earning $43,631 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rostás943,218/
Rostaş94123/
Rostaš94122/
Rostaș94121/
Roustas92253/
Rostash9299/
Roostas922/
Roestas921/
Rostase921/
Rosta912,718/
Rotas911,180/
Rostáš89119/
Roštaš8939/
Roştaş891/
Roshtash86233/
Roustays862/
Rostasht861/
Rousta8318,049/
Rostad831,913/
Rastas83925/
Restas83310/
Rästas83193/
Rustas83141/
Roosta83135/
Rothas8383/
Rottas8367/
Roštáš8360/
Rostat8359/
Rostai8344/
Rostha8340/
Rojtas8330/
Roista8321/
Rohtas8320/
Rossta8318/
Rostea8317/
Roytas8313/
Rotash8313/
Roztas8311/
Rotast839/
Routas837/
Rostah837/
Rotais837/
Rostos836/
Rostay832/
Rostau832/
Roshta831/
Rostoa831/
Rostta831/
Rotase831/
Rostaj831/
Rotajs831/
Rotaus831/
Rota8048,489/
Rostasova8082/
Rostasová801/
Roustai7713,264/
Hrostea7753/
Roustaa7748/
Rohtash7740/
Roostai7735/
Rothasz7715/
Rosstad7713/
Raestas7711/
Roustay7710/
Roostat779/
Rosteau778/
Restass775/
Rothaas773/
Rostosh772/
Raastas772/
Rostace772/
Roostah772/
Rotstad772/
Rotasse772/
Rostazh771/
Rouhtas771/
Roustau771/
Roytash771/
Rasthas771/
Roossta771/
Rohstad771/
Roistad771/
Restaus771/
Rostaux771/
Roshtat771/
Rotasch771/
Rohtaas771/
Rohthas771/
Roostay771/
Rootash771/
Roustaï771/
Roustah771/
Roostaa771/
Rostoss771/
Rohshta771/
Rosstah771/
Rostaai771/
Roystad770/
Rothhas770/
Rothass770/
Rostatt770/
Roostad770/
Rotta739,476/
Rasta736,791/
Routa731,333/
Rotea73708/
Ratas73634/
Roita73524/
Rotai73409/
Rotha73408/
Rotap73356/
Rotat73344/
Roota73224/
Rotay73173/
Rosto73110/
Rotau7369/
Ruota7362/
Rrota7349/
Rotax7338/
Rotaa7331/
Rotah7327/
Rotaj7315/
Rohta739/
Rošta739/
Rotad736/
Rojta736/
Rhota734/
Rodta734/
Rosťa734/
Royta733/
Rotaz731/
Rozta731/
Roïta731/
Rousteau71392/
Rothhaas71142/
Rosstead716/
Roshtosh716/
Rodstead715/
Roustead714/
Rroshtaj714/
Rothhass711/
Rasthaus711/
Roshtazh711/
Rüsthaus711/
Rastad672,679/
Rotach67891/
Roshto67489/
Rashta67389/
Hrgota67357/
Rattas67295/
Restás67235/
Rottau67138/
Rothad67114/
Rastau67112/
Roitha67100/
Rottha6787/
Rahtas6784/
Rostašová6768/
Rottat6760/
Rautas6739/
Rrotaj6739/
Rottaa6736/
Rothstadt6733/
Reutas6727/
Rostásová6727/
Rostod6726/
Rostey6725/
Routha6724/
Rastai6720/
Roustaaye6719/
Rastha6715/
Rataus6715/
Rodtap6715/
Rastat6713/
Rodtha6713/
Rothau6712/
Rothea6710/
Rotaat676/
Rothat676/
Rotaai676/
Rassta675/
Roitay675/
Rathas675/
Rotsztadt675/
Rastah675/
Rostoy674/
Rohtaj673/
Hrotha673/
Rostei673/
Rousto673/
Rossto673/
Routta672/
Ratash672/
Reusta672/
Rothai672/
Routai672/
Rastaj672/
Radtas672/
Rootha671/
Rothstadp671/
Rottad671/
Rottai671/
Rottay671/
Routea671/
Roytad671/
Roteat671/
Rausta671/
Rastasova671/
Ratase671/
Rodtai671/
Rohtga671/
Hrouta671/
Rottaz671/
Raszta671/
Rataas671/
Restaş671/
Rhouta671/
Rostou671/
Rotaph671/
Rotashova671/
Rotaud671/
Rotauz671/
Rohsto671/
Roitat671/
Roytta671/
Roztah671/
Routah671/
Rottoa671/
Rothéa671/
Ruosto671/
Raasta671/
Roitah671/
Rothah671/
Roytha671/
Rodtad671/
Rodtat671/
Rodtau671/
Roissetta670/
Rothaa670/
Rottstadt670/
Rhotea670/
Rothga670/

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