Roure Surname

81,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Andorra

Roure Surname User-submission:

Originated in Catalonia, descent from a house near Barcelona. Probably comes from the word roure, meaning 'oak' in Catalan.

Roure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,6221:14,3711,495
Spain7231:64,6645,832
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Puerto Rico951:37,370980
Argentina941:454,71734,122
Andorra431:1,950355
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Chile291:607,46514,668
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Qatar121:196,50026,891
England121:4,643,172139,951
Israel101:855,76354,181
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Roure (38) may also be a first name.

Roure 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

Roure Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roure is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roure? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roure is the 81,689th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,226,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Roure are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Roure is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 38 people.

The last name is most common in France, where it is carried by 4,622 people, or 1 in 14,371. In France Roure is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 41 percent live, Occitanie, where 20 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 18 percent live. Barring France Roure exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Roure Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roure has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roure Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roure surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Roure earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.1% more than the national average, earning $47,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.58% more than the national average, earning $70,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouyre91261/
Roures91240/
Rourre91164/
Rouret91143/
Rouere916/
Rourer914/
Rourie914/
Routre913/
Rourge911/
Rouère911/
Rouïre911/
Roureu911/
Rourey911/
Rore891,429/
Rour8998/
Rure8997/
Rouyere83156/
Rourest8387/
Rouyrre8368/
Rourret8358/
Rouyres8325/
Rajoure837/
Routree837/
Routrey831/
Rayoure831/
Rojaure831/
Rhourer830/
Roura806,002/
Rorie803,740/
Rorer80822/
Reure80574/
Rouer80443/
Rouri80291/
Rouyr80194/
Roret80148/
Rores80130/
Roire8085/
Roore8078/
Rotre8076/
Ruree8051/
Rorre8046/
Rorge8043/
Raure8041/
Rurey8035/
Roere8035/
Rorea8035/
Roury8033/
Rohre8025/
Rorey8013/
Ruere8012/
Rurie8012/
Rourt8010/
Rhour8010/
Rourh807/
Hrour807/
Rureu806/
Rorei805/
Rutre804/
Routr803/
Ruire803/
Rurge802/
Rujre802/
Rzore802/
Roëre802/
Rourd802/
Rouhr801/
Rourj801/
Rurej801/
Rures801/
Rusre801/
Rored801/
Royre801/
Ruure801/
Rurei801/
Ruret801/
Rureh801/
Rurre801/
Rorez801/
Rohur800/
Rhore800/
Rougiere7718/
Roudtree773/
Rouhiere771/
Rousread771/
Ror75596/
Rur75241/
Rouyer736,703/
Rajure732,702/
Rorrer731,163/
Royere73818/
Rhorer73624/
Rorije73572/
Rajore73404/
Rohret73313/
Hrouri73239/
Rautre73210/
Rosres73204/
Rouyar73143/
Raouer73122/
Roiret73107/
Rajour73107/
Ruhrer7364/
Ruirie7355/
Rorech7355/
Reurer7354/
Rorres7336/
Rahure7332/
Raurie7332/
Raurea7331/
Rorrie7330/
Rauret7326/
Rurhie7322/
Rohrey7322/
Royère7320/
Rotret7313/
Rujere7312/
Rojare7311/
Routry7310/
Rohreh7310/
Rorher738/
Rorehe737/
Roretz735/
Rourth735/
Raurer734/
Rouray734/
Rorest734/
Raurei734/
Reuree733/
Rorerr733/
Routrh733/
Roueri733/
Rohres733/
Rosrer732/
Rujare732/
Rujire732/
Ruresh732/
Rojere732/
Rotrer732/
Rayure732/
Rouris731/
Ruhrei731/
Rhoere731/
Rhores731/
Rauree731/
Rorrez731/
Roerge731/
Rohrge731/
Rohuer731/
Roujer731/
Hroura731/
Rayore731/
Rijore731/
Rore'a731/
Rore'e731/
Royare731/
Royres731/
Rourai731/
Rourit731/
Rouroi731/
Rourys731/
Rotrez731/
Rurieh731/
Rhoura731/
Rurest731/
Rourzi731/
Rorhed731/
Rurres731/
Rauere731/
Raiure731/
Rohred730/
Rourtt730/
Rorrey730/
Rouier730/
Rhorea730/
Rorets730/
Rohr6727,567/
Routray677,627/
Roor673,868/
Rori673,725/
Rory672,226/
Rura672,188/
Rora671,746/
Ruri671,400/
Rouhier67913/
Ruhr67909/
Ruer67863/
Roer67839/
Rorh67590/
Rhayour67554/
Rare67543/
Rury67385/
Rouyard67262/
Rhor67218/
Raur67172/
Ruggere67141/
Reur6794/
Routroy6776/
Rire6772/
Rourich6764/
Ruir6734/
Rajouri6723/
Rurr6718/
Routrai6714/
Roir6714/
Rort6712/
Rhourri6712/
Rorr6711/
Royerre6711/
Rosr6711/
Royr6710/
Rayouri6710/
Hror6710/
Rojr6710/
Rord679/
Rohreit678/
Rurt677/
Rurd675/
Ruggire674/
Hrujare674/
Rurz674/
Rouyrès673/
Rajuree673/
Ruor673/
Ruhtrer672/
Rusr672/
Rotr672/
Raujere672/
Rajoree671/
Raajure671/
Rottrer671/
Rourait671/
Rutr671/
Ruttrey671/
Rhrorer671/
Rautrey671/
Raueret671/
Rohreer671/
Rohrrer671/
Rurh671/
Rougger671/
Rorj671/
Ruyr671/
Ruthres671/
Roggere671/
Rhujire671/
Reyouri671/
Rohreij671/
Rzor671/
Royeres671/
Royerie671/
Roër671/
Rouiard671/
Rujeere671/
Rujires671/
Roihire671/
Royares671/
Rujiret671/
Rayures671/
Rhayure671/
Rgor671/
Rgur671/
Rogiere671/
Hrur671/
Rothrey670/
Rorrher670/
Rorp670/
Roehrey670/
Rhorerr670/
Rauthre670/

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