Rothe Surname

15,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rothe Surname Definition:

Rút One of the “Ten Tribes of Kilkenny”.

Bibl, IF 266,299; Map Kilk

Rothe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany23,8821:3,371360
India5,8271:131,6408,448
United States3,9431:91,92510,337
Australia3971:67,9998,097
France2951:225,16234,941
Poland2571:147,89421,152
Brazil2321:922,73433,000
Denmark1751:32,2563,342
Austria1611:52,8918,326
Switzerland1501:54,7537,051
Canada1381:266,99725,150
Venezuela1021:296,1186,872
England591:944,37447,923
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Czechia361:295,37437,799
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Norway331:155,82719,235
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Costa Rica271:177,0402,395
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Finland111:499,70030,478
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4731:106,17110,660

The alternate forms: Röthe (96) & Rothé (36) are calculated separately.

Rothe (142) may also be a first name.

Rothe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Rút One of the “Ten Tribes of Kilkenny”.

Bibl, IF 266,299; Map Kilk

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(German) The red-haired or ruddy-complexioned man; one who came from Roth (red), the name of several places in Germany; descendant of Ruodo, a pet form of names beginning with Hrod (fame), as Hrodric, Hrodulf and Hrodowin.

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

(German), Red. von Rothschild, of Red shield.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Rothe Last Name Facts

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

Rothe (Arabic: روثا, Hindi: रोठे, Marathi: रोठे) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms: Röthe or Rothé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rothe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,462nd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 202,095 people. The surname Rothe occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Rothe reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Rothe is also the 775,413th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 142 people.

The surname Rothe is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 23,882 people, or 1 in 3,371. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 21 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 12 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Rothe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rothe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rothe surname grew 834 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rothe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rothe surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rothe surname are 19.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.44% registered with the party.

The amount Rothe earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 38.54% more than the national average, earning 479,475 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.41% more than the national average, earning R 312,288 per year; in United States they earn 7.67% more than the national average, earning $46,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $52,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röthe9396/
Rothé9336/
Rother9122,288/
Routhe91354/
Rothes91299/
Rothey91236/
Roethe91229/
Rothje9138/
Rothie9119/
Rothea9110/
Rothed919/
Rotheÿ915/
Rothet912/
Rotehe911/
Rotheu911/
Rrothe911/
Rotthe911/
Roothe910/
Roth89237,580/
Rote898,484/
Roither83704/
Rotthet83534/
Royther8325/
Routher8320/
Rotther8314/
Rodthed839/
Rotthep834/
Rodthet833/
Routhie832/
Routhey831/
Routhee831/
Roothie831/
Roithie831/
Rosther831/
Rodthes831/
Routh8090,970/
Rathe802,420/
Rodth802,278/
Rotte802,052/
Ruthe801,985/
Roter801,704/
Rooth801,698/
Roith801,062/
Rothi80830/
Rotea80708/
Roths80586/
Route80524/
Roote80448/
Roste80436/
Rotha80408/
Rotge80335/
Roete80307/
Rethe80302/
Rohte80260/
Royte80247/
Räthe80182/
Rotch80177/
Rotes80169/
Rotth8074/
Rotie8060/
Rothy8060/
Rotey8041/
Rotep8041/
Rotih8034/
Rotee8027/
Roite8021/
Ruoth8019/
Royth8013/
Rotei8012/
Ruote8010/
Roteh804/
Rothh802/
Rotje802/
Rotez801/
Rhote801/
Rroth801/
Rodte801/
Hroth801/
Roted801/
Rotet801/
Rothj801/
Rotyh801/
Rhoth800/
Rotsh800/
Rotheová7722/
Rosæther771/
Rot7520,812/
Rotich73114,493/
Rather7341,960/
Rotter7314,637/
Rathje734,955/
Rathee732,839/
Raouth731,942/
Ruther731,740/
Ruthes731,701/
Rootes731,212/
Röther731,023/
Roster73799/
Roiter73705/
Rottie73607/
Räther73562/
Rathge73408/
Ratthe73402/
Rathie73392/
Rottet73386/
Rosted73330/
Routet73289/
Royter73268/
Routte73259/
Rathed73243/
Rauthe73210/
Rathey73171/
Rochte73136/
Ruotte73131/
Router73129/
Rooths73121/
Reuthe73110/
Roosth73107/
Roitha73100/
Rottha7387/
Ruthie7384/
Rottee7371/
Routch7361/
Rottey7354/
Rooste7354/
Rathei7346/
Routie7338/
Rothis7334/
Rottes7334/
Rooter7333/
Ruoste7332/
Roithi7329/
Rathes7327/
Réthey7327/
Rostey7325/
Routha7324/
Rathet7324/
Rodtes7319/
Rostea7317/
Rouste7316/
Rethea7316/
Radthe7315/
Ruthey7314/
Rodthy7314/
Rodtha7313/
Routhi7312/
Roitch7312/
Rottée7311/
Rootei7310/
Rootje739/
Rostes739/
Rasthe739/
Rote'e739/
Rutthe738/
Rosthy738/
Roetei738/
Routhy736/
Roette736/
Rodted736/
Reethe735/
Rostte735/
Hrotte735/
Raethe734/
Rathep734/
Rrouth734/
Rotish733/
Rhoter733/
Hrotha733/
Routth733/
Rostei733/
Rhethe733/
Roitei733/
Rodter733/
Routeh733/
Roitih732/
Roteth732/
Rothai732/
Rotych732/
Routee732/
Routey732/
Rhotes732/
Roithy732/
Rotech732/
Rosste732/
Rodthi732/
Ruthez732/
Ratjhe732/
Rootha731/
Ruthea731/
Rotith731/
Rotthy731/
Routea731/
Routhh731/
Ruthee731/
Ruthei731/
Roteat731/
Rhathe731/
Roohte731/
Rethie731/
Rethey731/
Hrouth731/
Rathée731/
Rostee731/
Roiste731/
Roitth731/
Roethy731/
Räthje731/
Roytsh731/
Rrethe731/
Routei731/
Routge731/
Routjh731/
Rotthi731/
Rothéa731/
D'Roth731/
Rethee731/
Rotteh731/
Rohtih731/
Roethi731/
Roitte731/
Rothoi731/
Roytha731/
Ruithe731/
Rusthe731/
Rhotte730/
Routes730/
Rothaa730/
Retthe730/
Rostet730/
Rhotea730/
Rathhe730/
Roteet730/
Ruthje730/
Roteer730/
Rothteich718/
Rout67156,747/
Rath67132,441/
Rota6748,489/
Ruot6740,228/
Root6737,943/
Rost6725,693/
Rott6712,113/
Royster6710,572/
Reuther679,199/
Rate675,467/
Roti675,095/
Rute671,736/
Róth671,636/
Rete671,281/
Rothová671,237/
Roty671,084/
Rostedt67797/
Rots67746/
Roht67487/
Royt67482/
Roitsch67373/
Roit67333/
Rotthai67231/
Rodh67208/
Rotthip67207/
Ráth67186/
Rothuis67159/
Rouster67157/
Rodt67143/
Rojt67126/
Rosteet6788/
Rohd6784/
Rauther6780/
Roostee6774/
Rothova6764/
Rodthai6760/
Hrot6757/
Hrostea6753/
Rathesh6734/
Rahathe6734/
Ratthei6730/
Rooster6724/
Rrethej6722/
Roister6719/
Roijter6718/
Rathees6718/
Roitter6716/
Rahther6716/
Raththe6714/
Rosthip6714/
Ratheer6713/
Rosster6713/
Rošt6712/
Ratthey6711/
Rodthip6710/
Rodttes679/
Rüte679/
Raather678/
Rotj678/
Rathead677/
Rochter677/
Rotthaa677/
Rosthoj677/
Rutther676/
Rottich676/
Roszter676/
Rostich675/
Ratherr675/
Rathher675/
Ratther675/
Ratthee675/
Roithai675/
Roitich674/
Rutthet674/
Ratthet674/
Rothuys674/
Roķe674/
Roithay674/
Rosthøj674/
Rothais674/
Rrotich674/
Ruither673/
Rôth673/
Rāte673/
Rojthip673/
Ruhther672/
Rostech672/
Rostter672/
Rathije672/
Roßt672/
Rotd672/
Raathee671/
Rothhay671/
Rottett671/
Reuthes671/
Rateher671/
Rathter671/
Roostte671/
Hroster671/
Rhot671/
Hroştea671/
Hroștea671/
Rossted671/
Roote'e671/
Rodthaa671/
Rzouthi671/
Rãth671/
Rête671/
Roytech671/
Roët671/
Routhyo671/
Routter671/
Routtet671/
Rotthoa671/
Roté671/
Rotă671/
Roostei671/
Hroutha671/
Rootich671/
Rzot671/
Roothai671/
Rottead671/
Roytter671/
Rusther670/
Hrodtes670/
Routsch670/
Rhootes670/

Rothe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rothe in the Hindi language
रोठेrothe-
Rothe in the Marathi language
रोठेrothe98.82
रोढेrodhe0.07
रोटेrote0.07
राठेrathe0.05
रौठेrauthe0.05
ऱोठेrothe0.02
िरठेirathe0.02
रोठेेrothee0.02
रोथेrothe0.01
Rothe in the Arabic language
روثاrwtha-

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