Roura Surname
Approximately 6,002 people bear this surname
Roura Surname User-submission:
Originated in Catalonia, descent from a house near Barcelona. Probably comes from the word roure, meaning 'oak' in Catalan.
Roura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3,217 | 1:14,533 | 1,667 |
| France | 537 | 1:123,692 | 18,779 |
| Mexico | 372 | 1:333,673 | 7,194 |
| Argentina | 326 | 1:131,115 | 11,106 |
| United States | 314 | 1:1,154,328 | 82,787 |
| Ecuador | 282 | 1:56,404 | 4,958 |
| Cuba | 247 | 1:46,651 | 1,963 |
| Uruguay | 166 | 1:20,673 | 2,379 |
| Philippines | 131 | 1:772,811 | 75,228 |
| Niger | 106 | 1:181,057 | 6,330 |
| French Polynesia | 55 | 1:5,106 | 1,145 |
| Venezuela | 40 | 1:755,102 | 12,515 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Honduras | 22 | 1:400,747 | 3,070 |
| Paraguay | 21 | 1:344,607 | 5,239 |
| Puerto Rico | 15 | 1:236,676 | 2,394 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Roura (44) may also be a first name.
Roura Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Originated in Catalonia, descent from a house near Barcelona. Probably comes from the word roure, meaning 'oak' in Catalan.
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Roura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Roura is found most frequently in Spain. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Roura.
How Common Is The Last Name Roura? popularity and diffusion
It is the 81,032nd most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,186 people. Roura is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Roura live; 54 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 54 percent live in Iberian Europe. Roura is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 44 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Spain, where it is held by 3,217 people, or 1 in 14,533. In Spain it is most numerous in: Catalonia, where 91 percent reside, Madrid, where 2 percent reside and Galicia, where 2 percent reside. Not including Spain this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent reside and Mexico, where 6 percent reside.
Roura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Roura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roura surname increased 15,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Roura Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Roura last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Roura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 56.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,348 per year; in United States they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning $47,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.77% less than the national average, earning $49,298 CAD per year.
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