Rovas Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Rovas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rovas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2141:51,7758,560
Romania551:365,05230,933
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Rovaš (8), Rõvas (1) & Rováš (1) are calculated separately.

Rovas (28) may also be a first name.

Rovas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rovas (Russian: Ровас) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Rovaš, Rõvas or Rováš. Click here for further possible spellings of Rovas.

How Common Is The Last Name Rovas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 738,530th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Rovas live; 55 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most common first name worldwide, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most widely held in Greece, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 51,775. In Greece it is most frequent in: Peloponnese, where 36 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 27 percent are found and Attica, where 24 percent are found. Beside Greece Rovas exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Rovas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rovas surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rovas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 55.21% more than the national average, earning $35,235,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $40,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $49,135 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rovaš938/
Rõvas931/
Roivas91693/
Rouvas91465/
Rovais915/
Royvas911/
Ruovas911/
Rovase910/
Rova899,536/
Rováš871/
Roovais831/
Rosveas830/
Rovai802,492/
Ravas801,958/
Robas801,891/
Rovea80792/
Rhova80597/
Revas80253/
Rouva80184/
Rovha80164/
Rovay80120/
Rovos8059/
Roiva8045/
Rowas8028/
Rovat8013/
Rovah8012/
Rovad8011/
Rotva807/
Rovac804/
Rovêa804/
Rosva802/
Rovga801/
Roova801/
Rovoa801/
Rovau801/
Ruova801/
Rohva801/
Rouvaise771/
Rompas737,224/
Hrovat733,621/
Ravasz731,699/
Roibas73554/
Robash7391/
Roshva7369/
Ravays7347/
Ravash7339/
Robays7328/
Ravase7328/
Roubas7327/
Roivah7324/
Robast7319/
Robaus7316/
Ravais7316/
Robais7316/
Roiwas7315/
Roewas7314/
Reevas7313/
Revasz7312/
Rzhova7311/
Rowais7311/
Reveas7310/
Revais739/
Roybas737/
Roobas736/
Rovaid736/
Robats735/
Rovaiz734/
Rouvea733/
Rravas733/
Rovaux733/
Ronpas733/
Ruivas732/
Roivad732/
Roveau732/
Rovach732/
Rotvat731/
Rowats731/
Rossva731/
Roovai731/
Rojwas731/
Rochva731/
D'Rova731/
Revaus731/
Hrobas731/
Ravaas731/
Rotbas731/
Robaas731/
Robeas731/
Rovosz731/
Rovaix731/
Rovayd731/
Roways731/
Hrzova731/
Rowass730/
Robass730/
Rovaad730/
Rovashova711/
Rava6756,370/
Roba6727,388/
Rowa672,697/
Rouveau67349/
Rovó67257/
Roumpas67224/
Rovo67172/
Robasse67120/
Ravasse6785/
Rompais6762/
Roimpas6757/
Hrovath6725/
Rosbash6721/
Rovaggi6713/
Rozsvai6712/
Rowaish6711/
Rovhach6710/
Reeveas679/
Revasch675/
Ravashe674/
Robaish674/
Rrompas673/
Geerova672/
Robeats672/
Ravaise671/
Roubads671/
Rovault671/
Roompas671/
Roovaid671/
Robashe671/
Roibats671/
Roiveos671/
Robasch671/
Ravahas671/
Rotbahs671/
Roympas671/
Rová671/
Rouvait671/
Rouvaux671/
Rovaitė671/
Ravasch671/
Ravaish671/
Hroshva671/
Ravhaus670/
Robeads670/
Rohbash670/

Rovas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rovas in the Russian language
Ровасrovas-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rovas
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