Roura Surname

81,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,2171:14,5331,667
France5371:123,69218,779
Mexico3721:333,6737,194
Argentina3261:131,11511,106
United States3141:1,154,32882,787
Ecuador2821:56,4044,958
Cuba2471:46,6511,963
Uruguay1661:20,6732,379
Philippines1311:772,81175,228
Niger1061:181,0576,330
French Polynesia551:5,1061,145
Venezuela401:755,10212,515
Chile271:652,46215,367
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Honduras221:400,7473,070
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Puerto Rico151:236,6762,394
Israel141:611,26042,949
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
England121:4,643,172139,951
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Andorra11:83,8382,381
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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.

- lroura

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Routra91173/
Rouras9119/
Rourat9112/
Rouray914/
Hroura911/
Rourai911/
Rhoura911/
Rourad911/
Rura892,188/
Rora891,746/
Routray837,627/
Rajoura83166/
Routrai8314/
Rouerah839/
Hrourat834/
Roureau832/
Rourait831/
Routrau831/
Roure805,943/
Rohra802,470/
Roras801,790/
Rorat801,323/
Raura801,120/
Rouri80291/
Roroa80233/
Rhora80231/
Rorai80186/
Rorah80181/
Roera80180/
Rurai8088/
Rorha8087/
Ruera8071/
Ruray8069/
Ruyra8066/
Roray8048/
Rutra8047/
Rouro8043/
Rorea8035/
Rusra8034/
Roury8033/
Roira8022/
Rojra8021/
Rotra8020/
Royra8018/
Rorra8018/
Ruira8016/
Roora8014/
Rurau8013/
Rurat8011/
Rorad8011/
Rurah809/
Rurha806/
Roraj804/
Roraz803/
Hrura803/
Ruras802/
Rosra802/
Hrora802/
Reura802/
Rourj801/
Rurra801/
Rgura801/
Ruraa801/
Ruora801/
Rgora801/
Rorza801/
Rorga800/
Rouyeras778/
Routhray777/
Routtray771/
Rauhoura771/
Rousread771/
Rotrat731,063/
Raurau73352/
Rourou73288/
Rouyre73261/
Roures73240/
Hrouri73239/
Royara73184/
Rourre73164/
Rouret73143/
Ruraya73140/
Roiray73112/
Rahura73108/
Rotrai7383/
Rothra7364/
Rauras7358/
Ruiras7353/
Rajura7352/
Rujira7341/
Ruraut7335/
Roirat7333/
Ruthra7331/
Raurea7331/
Roraus7321/
Rhorha7321/
Raurai7316/
Royera7315/
Rotrap7315/
Rauray7312/
Rurais7311/
Rusrat7311/
Rijora7310/
Routry7310/
Rauraa7310/
Rorras739/
Rusray737/
Rojara737/
Ruiara737/
Rooraj736/
Roraph736/
Rouere736/
Rorhah736/
Reurai736/
Ruraja735/
Ruraha735/
Rgorai735/
Rojrat735/
Raurad734/
Ruiray734/
Ruerra734/
Rourer734/
Rourie734/
Rosrat734/
Royrat734/
Routre733/
Rottra733/
Roueri733/
Rurasz733/
Rouero733/
Roroha733/
Rowera732/
Rojora732/
Roraas732/
Rorass732/
Rhorat732/
Ruiera732/
Rutray732/
Rujara732/
Roraya732/
Raurat732/
Rojras732/
Rosras732/
Rourge731/
Rujera731/
Rouris731/
Royira731/
Royora731/
Ruurai731/
Rejora731/
Reuera731/
Reuira731/
Roradh731/
Rorath731/
Roratz731/
Hrotra731/
Rrurra731/
Roehra731/
Hrusra731/
Raurah731/
Rosray731/
Rohraz731/
Roitra731/
Rore'a731/
Rooroa731/
Royras731/
Royraz731/
Rouère731/
Rouïre731/
Roureu731/
Rourey731/
Rourit731/
Rouroi731/
Rourys731/
Rotray731/
Ruiraz731/
Ruyera731/
Ruyira731/
Ruyray731/
Ruracz731/
Ruradz731/
Rurahs731/
Rooraa731/
Rgaura731/
Rourzi731/
Rorais731/
Royrad731/
Rhaura731/
Rorrah730/
Rorahe730/
Ruhrah730/
Rhorea730/
Roro6714,644/
Rori673,725/
Rory672,226/
Rore671,429/
Ruri671,400/
Royeras67773/
Rury67385/
Ruyeras67350/
Rouyere67156/
Ruggera67128/
Rure6797/
Rourest6787/
Ryohara6778/
Routroy6776/
Rouyrre6768/
Rourich6764/
Rourret6758/
Rára6745/
Rouyres6725/
Rajouri6723/
Rhourri6712/
Rayouri6710/
Rajoure677/
Routree677/
Roweras677/
Rúra675/
Rouyrès673/
Rajuray673/
Rajuraj673/
Rootrai672/
Rauraut672/
Roorast672/
Routrou672/
Rodtrad672/
Rojarat672/
Rajurai671/
Rotraut671/
Rottray671/
Rourgou671/
Routrey671/
Ruutray671/
Ruotray671/
Rugiera671/
Rhojraj671/
Rauraya671/
Rayoure671/
Rojiraj671/
Rorj671/
Raurrau671/
Rorô671/
Rayuraj671/
Rayuras671/
Reyouri671/
Rojaure671/
Rouroch671/
Rujeras671/
Ruhrath671/
Rujarat671/
Rujirap671/
Rutratz671/
Reaurai671/
Rorrahs670/
Rhourer670/
Rothray670/
Rurasch670/

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