Rotaru Surname

12,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Rotaru Surname User-submission:

Rotaru is a surname of Romanian/Moldavian origin. It is an occupational name, describing originally one who makes or uses wheels. It is derived from the word, roată, which means 'wheel'.

Rotaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania31,4111:63982
Moldova9,9641:35715
Russia1,0681:134,94715,818
Spain9761:47,9024,524
Ukraine3361:135,48419,072
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Italy1831:334,19040,374
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Israel1191:71,9138,842
France1101:603,84379,953
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Belgium1031:111,61816,639
Greece1011:109,70118,447
England921:605,63136,119
Germany831:969,94567,438
Transnistria811:5,8601,083
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Belarus261:365,42538,396
Austria261:327,51736,002
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Rotáru (1) are calculated separately.

Rotaru (12) may also be a first name.

Rotaru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rotaru is a surname of Romanian/Moldavian origin. It is an occupational name, describing originally one who makes or uses wheels. It is derived from the word, roată, which means 'wheel'.

- berin

This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'wheel maker'. It is derived from the word roată, meaning 'wheel'.

- deleted-173293

Rotaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rotaru (Russian: Ротару) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Rotáru. For other potential spellings of Rotaru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rotaru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,381st most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 160,724 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Rotaru reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Rotaru is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

Rotaru is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 31,411 people, or 1 in 639. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Iași County, where 9 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent reside and Bacău County, where 9 percent reside. Barring Romania it occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 22 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Rotaru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rotaru surname is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rotaru last name are 0.26000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rotaru earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.77% less than the national average, earning €7,878 per year; in United States they earn 7.19% more than the national average, earning $46,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.69% less than the national average, earning $42,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rotáru941/
Rotarus9228/
Rohtaru9212/
Rotareu9210/
Rotarou923/
Rotarau921/
Rotharu921/
Rotatru921/
Rataru8321/
Rutaru831/
Rotoru831/
Roteru831/
Routaraut801/
Rrutaru771/
Rutarux771/
Rotheru771/
Ratarui771/
Rathauru7113/
Raetarau717/
Routorou711/
Rautarau711/
Roztorhui6730/
Rostorhui6712/
Rateru673/
Rauttharu671/
Rautaraut671/
Rastarushh6322/
Rathoru6216/
Retteru625/
Raatooru573/
Rathorau571/
Ratterru570/
Rastorhui534/
Raztorhui532/

Rotaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rotaru in the Russian language
Ротаруrotaru-

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