Roussouw Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Roussouw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roussouw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Roussouw Last Name Facts

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

Roussouw is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roussouw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,398,030th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Roussouw live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 361,185. In South Africa Roussouw is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 47 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 33 percent live and Gauteng, where 18 percent live. Apart from South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Roussouw Last Name Statistics demography

Roussouw earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 113.9% more than the national average, earning R 508,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rossouw9330,511/
Russouw93662/
Roussow939/
Rousouw937/
Roussuw931/
Rousseuw883/
Roussauw881/
Roossouw881/
Rossow865,212/
Russow861,040/
Rosouw863/
Rossuw861/
Rousow860/
Rousseauw825/
Roussaw8054/
Rassouw8045/
Reussow8023/
Rossauw8016/
Roussov8013/
Rosseuw807/
Roussof802/
Rossoyw801/
Rossows801/
Rossouv801/
Rosow77232/
Rusow7759/
Roussova755/
Rousseuv751/
Rousseaw751/
Russaw71634/
Rossov71463/
Russov71351/
Rassow71128/
Roseuw7133/
Rushow7125/
Rossof7123/
Rasouw717/
Rousaw716/
Rossów715/
Rousov713/
Rossowová712/
Rossaw712/
Rosuwe711/
Rosasw711/
Russof711/
Rohsow710/
Reusow710/
Roshow710/
Roosow710/
Rossova67522/
Russova67301/
Rossoff67132/
Roschow6752/
Routsaw6722/
Rousova6717/
Roshauw6716/
Rijsouw6715/
Russoff6715/
Rosseaw6710/
Hrossov679/
Risseuw675/
Rousoff673/
Hrushow673/
Russoev672/
Rushowe671/
Rushoow671/
Rushgow671/
Rouzoub671/
Rooshow670/
Rouseaw670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Roussouw
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