Rottem Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rottem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rottem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1011:50,9147,301
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Israel111:777,96750,646
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rottem (12) may also be a first name.

Rottem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rottem occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rottem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,504,764th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Rottem occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Rottem live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

Rottem is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 50,914. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 33 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 23 percent reside and Central Norway, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Norway Rottem occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.

Rottem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rottem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rottem Last Name Statistics demography

Rottem earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.92% less than the national average, earning 297,892 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rotem912,384/
Rotten83295/
Rostem8394/
Rothem8338/
Rettem838/
Rotiem837/
Ruttem837/
Rattem834/
Roteam831/
Roteme831/
Rottim831/
Rotthim77373/
Routten77139/
Roustem7756/
Rotheim7752/
Roten733,492/
Rotim73670/
Retem73191/
Rotne73143/
Ratem7388/
Rosem7354/
Rocem7315/
Rutem733/
Rontt730/
Rotthaen7137/
Rom6720,733/
Rothen672,223/
Rhoten672,062/
Rosten671,398/
Rustem67743/
Ratten67373/
Routen67294/
Rostim67197/
Rohten67139/
Rossem6769/
Roteng6748/
Ruthem6745/
Rodtim6743/
Rooten6742/
Rottin6740/
Royten6729/
Rojten6727/
Rotime6719/
Rathem6713/
Ratiem6711/
Rotimt676/
Rochem676/
Rothim674/
Rotyom674/
Rateme674/
Rousem673/
Rateem672/
Raztem672/
Roteen671/
Rothne671/
Rotaim671/
Roosem671/
Rotien671/
Roisem671/
Rottyn671/
Rattne671/
Roitim671/
Rastem671/
Rosiem671/
Rattim671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rottem
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis