Rovers Surname

139,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rovers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rovers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,6881:6,282696
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Australia791:341,71828,950
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Belgium511:225,42428,627
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
England141:3,979,861125,553
France121:5,535,227269,324
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
India61:127,844,230863,365
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Rovers (70) may also be a first name.

Rovers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rovers (Marathi: रोवेसर्, Russian: Роверс) is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rovers? popularity and diffusion

Rovers is the 139,310th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,270,971 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Rovers are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Rovers is also the 1,162,016th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 70 people.

The surname Rovers is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,688 people, or 1 in 6,282. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 63 percent live, South Holland, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 8 percent live. Other than The Netherlands Rovers is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Rovers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rovers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rovers last name increased 844 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rovers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rovers last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Rovers earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.4% less than the national average, earning $38,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.23% more than the national average, earning $58,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roovers923,256/
Roverse9237/
Roevers920/
Robers831,709/
Revers831,370/
Ravers8380/
Rowers8313/
Rovirs830/
Reuvers772,628/
Reevers77222/
Roverch7797/
Reviers7773/
Rouwers7769/
Robeers7747/
Roberst7741/
Robetrs7716/
Roewers779/
Rauvers777/
Rowgers775/
Roverce772/
Roobers771/
Reveirs771/
Roberrs771/
Robgers771/
Roberse771/
Roberss771/
Robeerst71163/
Rottbers7113/
Roberstt717/
Rewers672,254/
Rawers67214/
Rowars6728/
Röbers6712/
Rabers671/
Revors670/
Revirs670/
Rauwers62122/
Rabiers6218/
Rampers623/
Ruiwers621/
Rovirce621/
Raverje621/
Reuuers621/
Roberch620/
Robercht573/
Rewerś501/

Rovers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rovers in the Marathi language
रोवेसर्rovesar-
Rovers in the Russian language
Роверсrovers-

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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 Rovers
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