Rou Surname

134,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Rou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,6341:9,478936
India2401:3,196,10693,714
China1941:7,048,049521
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Russia1721:837,92567,918
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Malaysia1231:239,79013,649
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Solomon Islands301:19,3343,744
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
France271:2,460,101186,232
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Lebanon171:331,59310,584
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Rou (31,164) may also be a first name.

Rou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rou (Hindi: रोड़ू, Marathi: रोउ, Russian: Роу) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rou? popularity and diffusion

Rou is the 134,462nd most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,176,686 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Rou reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 27,101st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 31,164 people.

Rou is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 1,634 people, or 1 in 9,478. In Cambodia it is mostly found in: Kandal Province, where 14 percent live, Battambang Province, where 13 percent live and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 11 percent live. Other than Cambodia this last name is found in 70 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent live and China, where 6 percent live.

Rou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rou has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rou surname grew 359 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rou Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Latin Catholic (78%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Rou are 0.16999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.06% registered with the political party.

Rou earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.93% less than the national average, earning $36,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rout86156,747/
Roux86126,338/
Rous866,548/
Roup862,608/
Rouy861,944/
Roue861,858/
Rouh861,020/
Rouz86970/
Roud86884/
Rhou86291/
Roué86252/
Rohu86118/
Rouă8677/
Rouč8651/
Rouj8623/
Rouš8621/
Rouß8618/
Hrou8613/
Rgou863/
Rrou862/
Rouē861/
Rzou861/
Ro80250,282/
Ru80139,980/
Roush7514,905/
Rouha7510,360/
Rouhy757,036/
Rouet755,132/
Rouch753,924/
Routt752,261/
Roupp75474/
Rouss75372/
Rouja75367/
Roult75276/
Roust75215/
Rhout75211/
Rouij75190/
Royau75178/
Hrout75174/
Rouez75162/
Rouys75149/
Rouya75138/
Routs75135/
Rouph7582/
Rouye7576/
Raiou7570/
Hrouz7557/
Rouhe7557/
Rayou7530/
Rajou7526/
Reyou7522/
Hrouh7520/
Rouzz7518/
Rouhs7516/
Rouji7515/
Rouie7514/
Roued7514/
Rouds7511/
Routz7510/
Rouht759/
Rhoud759/
Rouii758/
Hroud757/
Rouia757/
Roudh756/
Roueh756/
Rou'e756/
Roujo756/
Rouje755/
Roues754/
Rouee754/
R'Hou754/
Hrrou754/
Roudz753/
Rousd753/
Rhouy753/
Rouyh751/
Rrouh751/
Rooue751/
Rrous751/
Rhoup751/
Rouïe751/
Hrous751/
Ruoou751/
Roupf750/
Rousp750/
Roy672,687,333/
Roa67189,861/
Rui67188,628/
Ros67128,692/
Roe6755,836/
Rus6755,500/
Rau6745,700/
Ruz6727,547/
Roi6726,916/
Roz6721,223/
Rot6720,812/
Rop6719,963/
Rud6716,404/
Roh6712,237/
Rup6710,267/
Rue679,828/
Rod678,971/
Roo676,301/
Ruj674,909/
Ruh674,630/
Rut673,780/
Raoult673,644/
Rho673,568/
Roj673,317/
Ruo672,652/
Reu672,603/
Ruß672,531/
Ruy672,326/
Rajouh671,902/
Rux671,740/
Hroush671,126/
Rhouya67537/
Roujas67417/
Hrouch67416/
Rro67379/
Royaux67374/
Rhayou67273/
Rouyet67210/
Roš67188/
Rouyes67178/
Rouias67171/
Rhouch67136/
Royeau67129/
Ruu67108/
Rhu67107/
Rougie67107/
Roihau6794/
Rousst6778/
Roș6777/
Rouech6772/
Reioux6763/
Routch6761/
Ruç6760/
Rouyat6756/
Rouyez6755/
Hru6748/
Hro6743/
Rru6741/
Ruš6726/
Roś6720/
Ruø6713/
Raiout6711/
Royaud6711/
Rgu679/
Raiouh679/
Rougge678/
Rahjou676/
Rzo676/
Ruá676/
Rayout675/
Ragiou675/
Roï675/
Ruë674/
Rouyas674/
Rìo674/
Roľ674/
Rrouth674/
Rzu673/
Routth673/
Roujet673/
Rayoud673/
Roujee672/
Rouyah672/
Hrouss672/
Rayouz672/
Raihou672/
Raoued672/
Rouhee672/
Rhouds671/
Raious671/
Raioux671/
Roucht671/
Rouett671/
Roustt671/
Routhh671/
Raoues671/
Roiaud671/
Hrouth671/
Ĺro671/
Rajous671/
Rayous671/
Rão671/
Roá671/
Roë671/
Roí671/
Roţ671/
Rouiah671/
Rouiaï671/
Rousht671/
Ruí671/
Ruď671/
Ruś671/
Ruş671/
Geerou671/
Rođ671/
Roujip671/
Roussz671/
Rouyod671/
Roç671/
Rrouch671/
Rgo671/
Reyoux670/

Rou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rou in the Hindi language
रोड़ूroru50
रोङूronu50
Rou in the Marathi language
रोउro'u44.44
रोऊro'u44.44
रोवुrovu11.11
Rou in the Russian language
Роуrou-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rou
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