Rot Surname

25,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Rot Surname Definition:

(English) The gay or cheerful man.

Rot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia16,2351:954252
Slovenia6751:3,685611
Poland4121:92,25414,175
Russia3921:367,66136,076
Papua New Guinea3521:23,1642,530
India3491:2,197,89573,196
Spain2391:195,61513,496
Thailand2351:300,58951,827
Netherlands2331:72,47712,311
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
France2121:313,31547,708
Germany1901:423,71338,363
Romania1501:133,85214,523
Ukraine851:535,56160,391
Israel731:117,22812,979
Kenya611:757,04831,106
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Serbia531:134,8109,704
Czechia521:204,49029,445
Kazakhstan451:392,94430,781
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Croatia361:117,46117,621
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Belarus181:527,83748,523
England171:3,277,533109,658
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Rót (2) & Roţ (1) are calculated separately.

Rot (37,346) may also be a first name.

Rot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The gay or cheerful man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rot (Arabic: روث, Georgian: როტ, Hindi: रोत, Marathi: रोत, Russian: Рот) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It can appear in the variant forms: Rót or Roţ. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rot? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,861st most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 350,161 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Rot are found; 79 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Rot is also the 23,513th most common forename globally, held by 37,346 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 16,235 people, or 1 in 954. In Cambodia it is most frequent in: Battambang Province, where 15 percent reside, Kandal Province, where 12 percent reside and Phnom Penh, where 10 percent reside. Other than Cambodia this surname is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 3 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Rot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rot has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rot surname expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rot surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Rot last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

The amount Rot earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $48,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $50,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rót892/
Roţ891/
Roth86237,580/
Rout86156,747/
Ruot8640,228/
Root8637,943/
Rost8625,693/
Rott8612,113/
Rote868,484/
Rots86746/
Roet86612/
Roht86487/
Royt86482/
Roit86333/
Rodt86143/
Rojt86126/
Hrot8657/
Rošt8612/
Roßt862/
Rotd862/
Rhot861/
Roët861/
Rzot861/
Ro80250,282/
Routh7590,970/
Rothe7536,060/
Roodt757,095/
Roots754,682/
Rodth752,278/
Routt752,261/
Rotte752,052/
Roost752,004/
Rooth751,698/
Roith751,062/
Roths75586/
Rodts75543/
Route75524/
Roote75448/
Roste75436/
Roett75276/
Royte75247/
Roust75215/
Rhout75211/
Rotch75177/
Hrout75174/
Roidt75150/
Routs75135/
Roitz75119/
Rohut7581/
Rotth7574/
Rotts7565/
Rojht7564/
Roitt7561/
Rohdt7548/
Hrots7542/
Roits7537/
Rosts7534/
Rotås7529/
Rocht7527/
Roist7524/
Rosst7523/
Roite7521/
Ruoth7519/
Royth7513/
Roott7512/
Rohst7511/
Ruote7510/
Routz7510/
Rouht759/
Hrost758/
Hroot756/
Roytz755/
Roszt755/
Rottz754/
Rgoit753/
Hrott753/
Rothh752/
Rostt752/
Rohts752/
Hrgot752/
Royts751/
Ruott751/
Rostz751/
Rgott751/
Rootp751/
Rodtz751/
Rhote751/
Rhost751/
Rroth751/
Rodte751/
Hroth751/
Rohtt751/
Rhoet751/
Rhuot751/
Rostø751/
Rrost751/
Rohtz751/
Rrhot751/
Rhoth750/
Rhott750/
Hrotz750/
Rosht750/
Royst750/
Rotsh750/
Roy672,687,333/
Roa67189,861/
Ros67128,692/
Roi6726,916/
Roz6721,223/
Rop6719,963/
Roh6712,237/
Rat6710,558/
Rod678,971/
Roo676,301/
Rut673,780/
Rho673,568/
Rou673,348/
Roj673,317/
Ruo672,652/
Raouth671,942/
Rotova671,325/
Rro67379/
Routhe67354/
Routte67259/
Rotowa67254/
Roš67188/
Uamrot67169/
Rochte67136/
Ruotte67131/
Rooths67121/
Rotová67110/
Roosth67107/
Rousst6778/
Roș6777/
Routch6761/
Růt6760/
Rooste6754/
Hro6743/
Ruoste6732/
Roś6720/
Rouste6716/
Roodts6713/
Roitch6712/
Rzo676/
Roï675/
Rostte675/
Hrotte675/
Roycht674/
Rìo674/
Roľ674/
Rrouth674/
Routth673/
Rosste672/
Uanrot672/
Roucht671/
Roustt671/
Routhh671/
Roohte671/
Rootts671/
Roddts671/
Hrouth671/
Ĺro671/
Rostås671/
Roiste671/
Roitth671/
Rüt671/
Roysht671/
Roytsh671/
Roá671/
Roë671/
Roí671/
Rrothe671/
Rousht671/
Rotthe671/
D'Roth671/
Rođ671/
Roitte671/
Roç671/
Rgo671/
Rhostz671/
Rodtts671/
Rhotte670/
Roothe670/
Rootss670/
Roooot670/

Rot Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rot in the Georgian language
როტrot-
Rot in the Hindi language
रोतrota98.84
Rot in the Marathi language
रोतrota92.59
रोटrota7.41
Rot in the Russian language
Ротrot-
Rot in the Arabic language
روثrwth-

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