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
Average Roter Salary in
United States
$55,261 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Roter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Roter (Russian: Ротер) is found most in Poland. It may also be found as: Röter. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Roter? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 235,986th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,276,729 people. This last name 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 numerous forename globally. It is borne by 151 people.
The surname Roter is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 865 people, or 1 in 43,941. Aside from Poland this last name exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.
Roter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Roter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 with the Democratic Party than the national 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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