Rover Surname

123,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Guyana

Rover Surname User-submission:

An Austrian surname, meanin 'roofer'.

Rover Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,2381:172,9196,661
United States7561:479,44340,632
Italy4101:149,16323,369
Argentina3001:142,47812,055
France2091:317,81248,279
Australia1891:142,83415,308
Philippines1061:955,07884,086
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Canada611:604,02649,778
Guyana381:20,0582,520
India301:25,568,846339,406
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
England221:2,532,63991,802
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Panama151:260,8176,584
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
China91:151,924,6187,954
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2831:177,45115,850

The alternate forms: Röver (1,414) & Rovér (8) are calculated separately.

Rover (1,573) may also be a first name.

Rover Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Austrian surname, meanin 'roofer'.

- gastonsobalvarro

Rover Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rover (Georgian: როვერ, Russian: Ровер) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Röver or Rovér. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rover? popularity and diffusion

Rover is the 123,915th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,979,773 people. Rover occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Rover are found; 43 percent are found in South America and 34 percent are found in Luso-South America. Rover is also the 195,177th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 1,573 people.

It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,238 people, or 1 in 172,919. In Brazil Rover is mostly concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 38 percent are found, Paraná, where 18 percent are found and São Paulo, where 12 percent are found. Besides Brazil this last name exists in 74 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Italy, where 11 percent are found.

Rover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rover has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rover last name increased 267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rover Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Rover last name are 13.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rover earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.02% less than the national average, earning €11,406 per year; in South Africa they earn 69.01% less than the national average, earning R 73,644 per year; in United States they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $45,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.46% more than the national average, earning $61,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röver931,414/
Rovér938/
Rovere917,036/
Roever91807/
Rouver91145/
Roover9185/
Rovert9142/
Rohver9133/
Rotver9123/
Rovier9120/
Hrover9111/
Roveer913/
Roverp912/
Roverd911/
Rovger911/
Roverz911/
Rhover910/
Roiver910/
Rosver910/
Rove89805/
Roovere8310/
Roovert8310/
Rosvear831/
Rouvere831/
Rooveer831/
Rouveur831/
Rouvear830/
Rouvert830/
Roivert830/
Raver802,016/
Rober801,750/
Rovea80792/
Rever80788/
Rouve80616/
Rovey80197/
Rovet80163/
Rower80162/
Rovei80113/
Roves80100/
Rovie8083/
Roved8031/
Rovez8025/
Roive8017/
Roveh8012/
Rovee8010/
Rovge807/
Räver807/
Rovej806/
Roove805/
Rovir802/
Rovhe801/
Rosve801/
Rhove801/
Rovjr801/
Ruove801/
Rouveyre77165/
Roverová773/
Roverova771/
Rosveare770/
Robert73506,103/
Ravier734,802/
Rohwer734,426/
Revier73915/
Rouvet73760/
Reever73703/
Robier73658/
Roewer73637/
Ravert73596/
Reuver73514/
Roveed73262/
Raaver73197/
Robere73146/
Rouves73138/
Raouer73122/
Roberz73108/
Rosber7395/
Robeer7361/
Roosve7347/
Robear7342/
Revear7327/
Rouvez7322/
Rouber7322/
Rowier7320/
Roberd7319/
Reveur7317/
Hrober7315/
Hraver7315/
Robeir7314/
Rojber7312/
Rovire739/
Rovets737/
Rowher737/
Romper737/
Rooved737/
Ravere737/
Roberr736/
Rovech736/
Rouwer736/
Robetr735/
Ravear734/
Rhoves733/
Rauver733/
Rotber733/
Rooves733/
Rovett733/
Rouvea733/
Rovère733/
Rowger732/
Rosuer732/
Roiber732/
Rhower732/
Reveer732/
Róvere732/
Rêveur732/
Roberp732/
Rouvee731/
Rovest731/
Rehver731/
Reverr731/
Raverp731/
Robeyr731/
Rohuer731/
Ruiver731/
Rouvey731/
Rôvere731/
Roveez731/
Raverd731/
Roiwer731/
Roovet731/
Roower731/
Roberh731/
Royveh731/
Rovesh731/
Royvet731/
Rouuer731/
Reveir730/
Roober730/
Royber730/
Robeur730/
Raveer730/
Rowe67170,329/
Rave6711,450/
Robe677,688/
Rovi671,640/
Roubert67725/
Rovy67350/
Raveyre67133/
Robertt67109/
Roubier6793/
Rotbert6747/
Rosbert6734/
Roybier6733/
Robertd6719/
Rohtvee6715/
Roobier6714/
Rompfer6712/
Rhouwer6712/
Roosvee6712/
Rouvire6711/
Rovetch6711/
Roibier6711/
Robeert679/
Roobert678/
Rouwerd676/
Rotberh676/
Roovesh674/
Rochwer672/
Rotvedt672/
Rhobert672/
Roitber672/
Roubere672/
Rové672/
Rrobert672/
Roßbert672/
Robetrt672/
Roëbert672/
Rhavier672/
Rahaver671/
Rovaire671/
Ruobert671/
Ratveer671/
Ronpher671/
Roberrt671/
Rohweer671/
Rowwerd671/
Reeveer671/
Roibert671/
Roohved671/
Roovess671/
Rothuer671/
Roiberh671/
Roberrh671/
Hrovets671/
Roybert670/
Rottber670/
Robeart670/
Robeare670/
Rosveas670/

Rover Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rover in the Georgian language
როვერrover-
Rover in the Russian language
Роверrover-

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