Roter Surname

235,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Slovenia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8651:43,9416,901
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Slovenia891:27,9515,823
Canada841:438,63838,170
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Romania321:627,43344,366
England301:1,857,26974,552
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Israel251:342,30528,607
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
France131:5,109,440259,941
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

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.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röter937/
Rother9122,288/
Rotter9114,637/
Rotger912,604/
Rotert911,541/
Roster91799/
Roiter91705/
Royter91268/
Rotier91153/
Router91129/
Roeter9186/
Rohter9177/
Rojter9134/
Rooter9133/
Rhoter913/
Rodter913/
Rotere911/
Roteer910/
Roterd910/
Rote898,484/
Royster8310,572/
Routier834,507/
Rottier832,602/
Rothert831,762/
Roether83761/
Roither83704/
Rothier83408/
Roetter83264/
Rottger83241/
Rouster83157/
Rhotert8385/
Rootert8344/
Rohtert8329/
Royther8325/
Rooster8324/
Routher8320/
Roister8319/
Rottert8319/
Roijter8318/
Roitter8316/
Rotther8314/
Rosster8313/
Rostert8311/
Rochter837/
Roszter836/
Rothger833/
Roedter833/
Rostter832/
Rotherd831/
Roetier831/
Hroster831/
Rosther831/
Roitere831/
Routter831/
Roterdh831/
Roytter831/
Rootear830/
Rothe8036,060/
Rüter805,812/
Rotte802,052/
Ruter801,023/
Rater80719/
Rotea80708/
Reter80527/
Route80524/
Roote80448/
Roste80436/
Rotge80335/
Rohte80260/
Royte80247/
Rotes80169/
Rotre8076/
Rotie8060/
Rotey8041/
Rotep8041/
Rotee8027/
Roite8021/
Rotei8012/
Ruote8010/
Roteh804/
Rotje802/
Räter802/
Rotez801/
Rhote801/
Rodte801/
Roted801/
Rotet801/
Routhier774,967/
Rotthier77787/
Routtier77111/
Roschter776/
Roitherz776/
Roottier775/
Rotherdt775/
Rossster775/
Routheir773/
Roethier772/
Roettier772/
Roysterr772/
Rosterdt772/
Rouhtier771/
Roehther771/
Rosstter771/
Rosæther771/
Rooteire771/
Roittger770/
Rosttert770/
Rosstere770/
Reuter7364,901/
Rather7341,960/
Rutter7323,541/
Ruiter739,872/
Rüther735,833/
Rauter735,091/
Retter733,855/
Ratier732,336/
Ruster732,145/
Rutere731,878/
Ruther731,740/
Rootes731,212/
Ruyter731,170/
Röther731,023/
Rütter731,010/
Raster73762/
Ratter73675/
Rottie73607/
Räther73562/
Reeter73531/
Ruhter73391/
Rether73387/
Rottet73386/
Routhe73354/
Rosted73330/
Rothes73299/
Routet73289/
Routte73259/
Rothey73236/
Rahter73224/
Rötter73205/
Rutger73185/
Rochte73136/
Ruotte73131/
Rutert73105/
Retier7388/
Ratert7386/
Rottee7371/
Rödter7366/
Rottey7354/
Rooste7354/
Rühter7342/
Routie7338/
Rothje7338/
Rottes7334/
Ruoste7332/
Ratehr7328/
Rostey7325/
Rothie7319/
Rodtes7319/
Rostea7317/
Rouste7316/
Raeter7313/
Réther7312/
Rottée7311/
Rothea7310/
Rootei7310/
Rootje739/
Rostes739/
Rothed739/
Rote'e739/
Rhuter737/
Rodted736/
Rhater735/
Rotheÿ735/
Rostte735/
Hrotte735/
Rottir733/
Routre733/
Rguter733/
Rostei733/
Reteur733/
Roitei733/
Routeh733/
Rootjr732/
Roteth732/
Routee732/
Routey732/
Rhotes732/
Ratere732/
Rutier732/
Rotech732/
Rothet732/
Rosste732/
Routea731/
Ruuter731/
Roteat731/
Roohte731/
Hreter731/
Rehter731/
Ratger731/
Razter731/
Rateir731/
Rostee731/
Rotehe731/
Rotheu731/
Roiste731/
Rūtere731/
Rötert731/
Rrothe731/
Routei731/
Routge731/
Rotthe731/
Rotteh731/
Roitte731/
Rostyr731/
Rhotte730/
Roothe730/
Routes730/
Rostet730/
Rhotea730/
Raterd730/
Roteet730/
Rotterová71439/
Rotherová7112/
Rotterova715/
Roiterova713/
Rooschter711/
Rothgeher710/
Rota6748,489/
Reuther679,199/
Rate675,467/
Reutter675,189/
Roti675,095/
Rathert671,665/
Raether671,567/
Ruijter671,537/
Roty671,084/
Rostedt67797/
Rattier67670/
Rathier67575/
Rotthet67534/
Rautert67383/
Reuster67106/
Rajšter6797/
Rosteet6788/
Rautter6781/
Rauther6780/
Ruteere6779/
Ruttert6778/
Roostee6774/
Ruitter6762/
Hrostea6753/
Rethier6752/
Reudter6750/
Rastert6747/
Ruttger6746/
Ruthert6734/
Rhetier6720/
Rathetr6718/
Rahther6716/
Rautier6716/
Rachter6716/
Rettier6715/
Reuterh6715/
Ratheer6713/
Rodttes679/
Rodthed679/
Rauster678/
Raather678/
Rotj678/
Ruchter677/
Rajster676/
Rathere676/
Rutther676/
Ruthier675/
Ratherr675/
Rathher675/
Ratther675/
Rotthep674/
Roķe674/
Rheuter674/
Rutherd673/
Ruither673/
Rāte673/
Réthier673/
Rodthet673/
Reutere672/
Reether672/
Ruhther672/
Routhie672/
Rostech672/
Rathger672/
Ruiteir672/
Routhey671/
Rreuter671/
Radtter671/
Ruiterr671/
Rottett671/
Routhee671/
Reauter671/
Redther671/
Reetter671/
Reuterr671/
Reuteur671/
Reutier671/
Rautehr671/
Rateher671/
Rathter671/
Roostte671/
Roothie671/
Roithie671/
Hraster671/
Russter671/
Hroştea671/
Hroștea671/
Rahater671/
Rashter671/
Raszter671/
Rauterd671/
Rautere671/
Rossted671/
Rotaire671/
Roote'e671/
Roytech671/
Routtet671/
Rotthir671/
Roté671/
Rotă671/
Roostei671/
Ruitere671/
Ruttere671/
Rottead671/
Rodthes671/
Ruister670/
Rusther670/
Hrodtes670/
Rastter670/
Rattger670/
Rhootes670/
Ruttier670/

Roter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roter in the Russian language
Ротерroter-

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