Rotem Surname

179,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Rotem Surname User-submission:

Rotem, in Hebrew, refers to Retama, which is a North African plant.

Rotem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,9961:4,287621
Thailand1681:420,46673,628
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Canada431:856,87466,382
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Denmark101:564,47234,222
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rotem (14,000) may also be a first name.

Rotem Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rotem, in Hebrew, refers to Retama, which is a North African plant.

- clever.old.wheatley

Rotem Last Name Facts

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

Rotem (Russian: Ротем) is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rotem.

How Common Is The Last Name Rotem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 179,010th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,056,857 people. The surname Rotem is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Rotem reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Rotem is also the 48,615th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 14,000 people.

The last name Rotem is most frequently used in Israel, where it is carried by 1,996 people, or 1 in 4,287. In Israel it is most frequent in: Central District, where 32 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 19 percent reside and Northern District, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Israel this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Rotem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rotem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rotem last name rose 11,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rotem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rotem surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Rotem earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 44.74% more than the national average, earning $62,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.59% more than the national average, earning $60,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rottem91139/
Rostem9194/
Rothem9138/
Rotiem917/
Roteme911/
Roteam911/
Roustem8356/
Rotheim8352/
Roten803,492/
Rotim80670/
Retem80191/
Rotne80143/
Ratem8088/
Rosem8054/
Rocem8015/
Rutem803/
Rom7520,733/
Rothen732,223/
Rhoten732,062/
Rosten731,398/
Rustem73743/
Rotten73295/
Routen73294/
Rostim73197/
Rohten73139/
Rossem7369/
Roteng7348/
Ruthem7345/
Rodtim7343/
Rooten7342/
Royten7329/
Rojten7327/
Rotime7319/
Rathem7313/
Ratiem7311/
Rettem738/
Ruttem737/
Rochem736/
Rotimt736/
Rateme734/
Rattem734/
Rotyom734/
Rothim734/
Rousem733/
Rateem732/
Raztem732/
Rosiem731/
Rottim731/
Rastem731/
Roitim731/
Roteen731/
Rothne731/
Rotaim731/
Roosem731/
Rotien731/
Roisem731/
Room6715,313/
Rone679,236/
Hrom672,440/
Romn671,764/
Roum67381/
Rotthim67373/
Rhom67368/
Roim67278/
Routten67139/
Routien6761/
Ørom6751/
Ront6748/
Rodthim6728/
Roisten6724/
Roshten6724/
Rodtien6724/
Ruom6719/
Roysten6713/
Rotn6711/
Roytien675/
Romd675/
Romh674/
Romq674/
Rossten673/
Rousten673/
Routhen672/
Rocheem672/
Razteme672/
Romø672/
Rochten672/
Roym671/
Romg671/
Rouchem671/
Rostent671/
Rostøen671/
Roissem671/
Rrom671/
Rothymd671/
Rosstim671/
Romt671/
Ruoteng671/
Ratheim670/
Redteam670/
Rhoyten670/
Roosten670/

Rotem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rotem in the Russian language
Ротемrotem-

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