Rostrum Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Croatia

Rostrum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rostrum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rostrum (6) may also be a first name.

Rostrum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rostrum is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rostrum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rostrum is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Rostrum are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 6 people.

Rostrum is most common in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Rostrum is mostly concentrated in: City of Bristol, where 50 percent live and Greater London, where 50 percent live. Barring England Rostrum is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and Croatia, where 20 percent live.

Rostrum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rostrum has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Rostrum surname declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roxstrum931/
Rostrom8687/
Rustrum8650/
Rothrum8624/
Rostrun864/
Restrum861/
Rosstrom806/
Rotrom7718/
Ruthstrum751/
Rostron713,711/
Rotrung71314/
Rastrom718/
Rustrom713/
Rathrum710/
Rosthron670/
Rastrusin631/
Rotron623/
Ratrun621/
Rotroen574/
Ratrung571/
Rastron571/
Routhron532/

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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 Rostrum
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