Rothamel Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rothamel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rothamel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2571:313,25131,672
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Rothämel (132) are calculated separately.

Rothamel Last Name Facts

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

Rothamel is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as: Rothämel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rothamel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 609,110th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Rothamel are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 313,251. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Thuringia, where 76 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found and Hesse, where 10 percent are found. Besides Germany Rothamel exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Argentina, where 10 percent are found.

Rothamel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rothamel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rothamel last name grew 1,056 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rothamel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rothamel surname are 26.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.08% registered to vote for the political party.

Rothamel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.18% more than the national average, earning $53,584 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rothämel96132/
Rothammel9468/
Rothaemel945/
Rhothamel942/
Rothhamel942/
Rotamel931/
Rothhaemel891/
Rethamel88102/
Rothemel8825/
Rathamel881/
Rothhämel8243/
Rothämmel822/
Rotheimel820/
Rotemel801/
Rastamel759/
Ruthamil751/
Rettammel7124/
Rastaml671/
Rotgomil632/
Ratomil531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rothamel
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