Roussow Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Roussow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roussow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Roussow Last Name Facts

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

Roussow is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roussow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roussow is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Roussow is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Roussow reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Roussow is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 83 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roussouw93156/
Rossow925,212/
Russow921,040/
Rousow920/
Rossouw8630,511/
Russouw86662/
Roussaw8654/
Reussow8623/
Roussov8613/
Rousouw867/
Roussof862/
Roussuw861/
Rossows861/
Rossoyw861/
Rosow83232/
Rusow8359/
Roussova805/
Rousseuw803/
Roussauw801/
Roossouw801/
Russaw77634/
Rossov77463/
Russov77351/
Rassow77128/
Rushow7725/
Rossof7723/
Rousaw776/
Rossów775/
Rousov773/
Rosouw773/
Rossaw772/
Rossuw771/
Russof771/
Rosasw771/
Roshow770/
Rohsow770/
Roosow770/
Reusow770/
Rousseauw755/
Rossowová752/
Rossova71522/
Russova71301/
Rossoff71132/
Roschow7152/
Rassouw7145/
Routsaw7122/
Rousova7117/
Rossauw7116/
Russoff7115/
Hrossov719/
Rosseuw717/
Rousoff713/
Hrushow713/
Russoev712/
Rossouv711/
Rushowe711/
Rushoow711/
Rushgow711/
Rooshow710/
Rusov672,748/
Rusaw67416/
Rosov67148/
Rosof67135/
Rutschow6798/
Rußow6755/
Roßow6750/
Rusof6750/
Rushshaw6732/
Hrossova6726/
Rosob6719/
Rosów6714/
Rosshoff6713/
Rusów678/
Rasow672/
Rodschow671/
Roxow671/
Ruiszhow671/
Rousseuv671/
Russchaw671/
Russhova671/
Rossgopf671/
Rosaw670/

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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
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  • 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 Roussow
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