Rotter Surname
Approximately 14,637 people bear this surname
Rotter Surname Definition:
ROTER: From the occupation, a performer on the rote. The rote, rota, or rotta was a musical instrument of the guitar type, LL.
Rotter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,730 | 1:11,962 | 1,533 |
| United States | 2,833 | 1:127,942 | 13,536 |
| Austria | 1,841 | 1:4,625 | 510 |
| Israel | 545 | 1:15,702 | 2,354 |
| Poland | 485 | 1:78,369 | 12,207 |
| Czechia | 409 | 1:25,999 | 4,092 |
| Brazil | 285 | 1:751,138 | 27,388 |
| Hungary | 248 | 1:39,582 | 4,252 |
| France | 138 | 1:481,324 | 67,982 |
| Canada | 134 | 1:274,967 | 25,811 |
| Italy | 131 | 1:466,845 | 48,868 |
| India | 97 | 1:7,907,891 | 167,329 |
| Switzerland | 77 | 1:106,661 | 11,226 |
| Chile | 71 | 1:248,119 | 7,493 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Sweden | 61 | 1:161,422 | 11,223 |
| Mexico | 61 | 1:2,034,856 | 18,943 |
| Argentina | 58 | 1:736,955 | 49,943 |
| Slovakia | 55 | 1:97,026 | 18,584 |
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Ecuador | 28 | 1:568,066 | 11,415 |
| Croatia | 24 | 1:176,192 | 22,291 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Slovenia | 22 | 1:113,076 | 12,203 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Romania | 10 | 1:2,007,787 | 54,092 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 1:557,985 | 38,227 |
The alternate forms: Rötter (205) are calculated separately.
Rotter (38) may also be a first name.
Rotter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
ROTER: From the occupation, a performer on the rote. The rote, rota, or rotta was a musical instrument of the guitar type, LL.
(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.
From the Dutch, Rotte; from the French, Routier; a personal name.
Rotter Demographics
Average Rotter Salary in
United States
$51,880 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rotter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rotter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rotter (Russian: Роттер) is found most in Germany. It can also appear as: Rötter. For other potential spellings of Rotter click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rotter? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rotter is the 36,059th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 497,885 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Rotter reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 38 people.
The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 6,730 people, or 1 in 11,962. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 34 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Austria, where 13 percent live.
Rotter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rotter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rotter last name grew 3,148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rotter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Rotter surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rotter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 69.79% more than the national average, earning 587,597 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.96% less than the national average, earning R 133,176 per year; in United States they earn 20.23% more than the national average, earning $51,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $55,040 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rotter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rotter in the Russian language | ||
| Роттер | rotter | - |
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