Roter Surname
Approximately 1,704 people bear this surname
Roter Surname Definition:
(English, German) One who played a rote, a musical instrument of the violin class; one with red hair or ruddy complexion; one who came from Roth (red), the name of several places in Germany.
Roter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 865 | 1:43,941 | 6,901 |
| United States | 258 | 1:1,404,880 | 96,935 |
| Germany | 110 | 1:731,868 | 55,248 |
| Slovenia | 89 | 1:27,951 | 5,823 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Brazil | 62 | 1:3,452,812 | 97,678 |
| Romania | 32 | 1:627,433 | 44,366 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Ukraine | 27 | 1:1,686,026 | 128,013 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Röter (7) are calculated separately.
Roter (151) may also be a first name.
Roter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English, German) One who played a rote, a musical instrument of the violin class; one with red hair or ruddy complexion; one who came from Roth (red), the name of several places in Germany.
Roter Demographics
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Roter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roter (Russian: Ротер) occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Röter. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Roter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 235,986th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,276,729 people. The surname Roter occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Roter live; 56 percent live in Eastern Europe and 51 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 749,223rd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 151 people.
This surname is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 865 people, or 1 in 43,941. Beside Poland it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.
Roter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Roter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roter last name increased 1,290 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Roter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Roter last name are 43.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.77% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Roter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.07% more than the national average, earning $55,261 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $61,110 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Roter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roter in the Russian language | ||
| Ротер | roter | - |
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Footnotes
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