Roto Surname

160,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Roto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9841:55,0596,997
Philippines6751:149,98325,069
Indonesia3701:357,43030,846
Lesotho1941:10,4772,384
India1241:6,186,011143,436
Finland591:93,1649,704
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Solomon Islands411:14,1472,649
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Ecuador341:467,81910,566
Niger281:685,42916,503
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France41:16,605,680368,153
England41:13,929,515290,718
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Roto (1,489) may also be a first name.

Roto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roto (Arabic: روتو, Russian: Рото) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Roto.

How Common Is The Last Name Roto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 160,371st most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,680,230 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Roto reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 201,547th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 1,489 people.

The last name Roto is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 984 people, or 1 in 55,059. In South Africa Roto is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent live, Western Cape, where 27 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Excluding South Africa it exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Roto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roto last name increased 278 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roto Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Roto earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.29% less than the national average, earning R 156,144 per year; in Colombia they earn 72.06% more than the national average, earning $39,062,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 22.16% less than the national average, earning $33,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roito89888/
Rotto89848/
Rotho89188/
Rosto89110/
Ruoto8968/
Rotou8967/
Rotos8964/
Rhoto8956/
Routo8954/
Rotop8946/
Royto8938/
Rodto8938/
Rotot8925/
Rotod8917/
Rotoi8915/
Rotoh896/
Rohto891/
Roeto891/
Roetto80506/
Roshto80489/
Rothod80407/
Roitto80222/
Rotous8063/
Rothou8041/
Rothos8038/
Routos8036/
Routou8029/
Rostod8026/
Rojtos8024/
Routho8018/
Routto8016/
Roytos8015/
Rostos806/
Rottoh805/
Rostoy804/
Rottop804/
Rodtou804/
Ruotto803/
Rottoo803/
Rousto803/
Rossto803/
Rotoch803/
Rottot802/
Rhotho802/
Rhotos801/
Rodtoy801/
Roitho801/
Rochto801/
Rostou801/
Rohsto801/
Roitou801/
Rootod801/
Rootoo801/
Rootou801/
Rodtod801/
Rottoa801/
Rotois801/
Ruosto801/
Rothoi801/
Rota7548,489/
Ruto7536,128/
Rato7514,501/
Reto754,779/
Rotă751/
Rostoch7324/
Rosthoj737/
Rothoud733/
Rostosh732/
Rosstto732/
Rothodh731/
Rothood731/
Rothoss731/
Rosstop731/
Rotthoa731/
Rothoux731/
Rostoss731/
Roitosh731/
Rostoot730/
Rottoch730/
Rutto6731,906/
Ratto6710,662/
Rotta679,476/
Ratod676,740/
Rutoh673,354/
Rosta672,718/
Ratoj671,602/
Ratou671,371/
Ratoi671,343/
Routa671,333/
Retto671,260/
Rotas671,180/
Rauto671,116/
Rasto67625/
Roita67524/
Rotha67408/
Ratos67364/
Rotap67356/
Rotat67344/
Reuto67309/
Roota67224/
Rutoo67148/
Rotau6769/
Rusto6768/
Rutou6766/
Ratoo6764/
Radto6764/
Ruota6762/
Rrota6749/
Ruuto6744/
Rotaa6731/
Rahto6729/
Ratot6728/
Rotah6727/
Raeto6725/
Retoo6720/
Ratop6719/
Ratoh6719/
Ruito6717/
Rutot6713/
Roeta6710/
Rohta679/
Rošta679/
Reeto678/
Rotad676/
Roshtosh676/
Rojta676/
Ratoa675/
Rhota674/
Rodta674/
Rehto674/
Royta673/
Ratoy673/
Rheto673/
Rutoy673/
Rottosch673/
Retoy672/
Rutos672/
Rudto672/
Raato672/
Rosstodd671/
Ratoz671/
Rhuto671/
Rätto671/
Rotaz671/
Rozta671/
Roïta671/
Rhothous670/

Roto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roto in the Russian language
Ротоroto-
Roto in the Arabic language
روتوrwtw-

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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
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  • 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 Roto
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