Rostock Surname

362,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rostock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rostock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4831:166,67819,716
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Denmark1211:46,6514,870
England691:807,50843,459
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Norway101:514,22941,629
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Wales51:618,90625,852
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France41:16,605,680368,153
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Rostock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rostock is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rostock? popularity and diffusion

It is the 362,265th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,302,150 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Rostock are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rostock is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 483 people, or 1 in 166,678. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside and Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Denmark, where 12 percent reside.

Rostock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rostock has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 754 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 575 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rostock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rostock are 0.16999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rostock earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1145.45% more than the national average, earning 4,310,240 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.88% more than the national average, earning $46,548 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rohstock9335/
Roßstock931/
Rostok92108/
Rottstock88316/
Rothstock8845/
Rostoks86109/
Restock8620/
Rosztok867/
Roßtock866/
Rostack861/
Rostoke860/
Rastok7760/
Rostak7731/
Roštok779/
Rostokova757/
Rostoková753/
Rathstock750/
Radstok7167/
Roshtak7121/
Rostogh719/
Roustak711/
Roštoks711/
Restouk711/
Rachtock670/

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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
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  • 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 Rostock
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