Rottstedt Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rottstedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rottstedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Rottstedt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rottstedt is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rottstedt.

How Common Is The Last Name Rottstedt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,203,767th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Rottstedt live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 1,150,078. In Germany Rottstedt is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 29 percent live, Hesse, where 27 percent live and Bavaria, where 17 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Estonia, where 1 percent live.

Rottstedt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rottstedt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rottstedt surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rotstedt9414/
Roodttstedt900/
Rottstädt8961/
Rostedt88797/
Rotsted8817/
Rosstedt8213/
Rodstedt829/
Rohstedt827/
Rojstedt825/
Rhostedt823/
Rostedth822/
Ratstedt821/
Rosted80330/
Rostet800/
Rettsthet781/
Rastedt75132/
Rosteet7588/
Rodsted7537/
Rotster755/
Rossted751/
Roste71436/
Rudstedt7116/
Redstedt719/
Rosstead716/
Rodstead715/
Roustead714/
Rootstit713/
Rothstei711/
Rasteadt710/
Rrocsted710/
Roster67799/
Rasted6769/
Rostie6763/
Rooste6754/
Ruoste6732/
Rostey6725/
Rostea6717/
Rouste6716/
Rostes679/
Rostte675/
Rostei673/
Rosste672/
Rostee671/
Roctet671/
Rastet671/
Roiste671/

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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 Rottstedt
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