Roving Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Roving Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roving Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Roving (42) may also be a first name.

Roving Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roving is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roving? popularity and diffusion

Roving is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Roving are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Roving is also the 1,566,439th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 42 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Colorado, where 25 percent live, Georgia, where 25 percent live and Massachusetts, where 25 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 17 percent live and New Zealand, where 17 percent live.

Roving Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roving has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rotving922/
Rosving921/
Rovin91606/
Rovina831,235/
Rouvin83189/
Rovine83107/
Rovein8354/
Raving8349/
Rovain8347/
Rovhin8317/
Roovin837/
Reving837/
Rovien835/
Rosvin832/
Rovion832/
Roveng831/
Rovienė7765/
Rohvein7745/
Roovina7741/
Rouvina7739/
Robeing778/
Rotvein773/
Roveine771/
Rouvein771/
Rowhing771/
Roevink771/
Rosvind771/
Rovisen770/
Ravin732,309/
Roven73262/
Rovén7314/
Rovyn737/
Roitvain718/
Ravising715/
Rovinova713/
Rovinová712/
Robising711/
Ravesing711/
Rahaving710/
Ravina676,434/
Raboin671,220/
Robain67774/
Ravion67303/
Ravine67274/
Rohven67248/
Robein67206/
Ravain67133/
Ravind67125/
Rowein6793/
Roveyn6762/
Rouvim6759/
Robinh6729/
Revink6725/
Ravisingh6715/
Rouven6715/
Ravung6712/
Rovayn6711/
Ravien6710/
Ravoin679/
Rauvin679/
Roweng678/
Rovgen677/
Ratvin677/
Robuin677/
Roboin676/
Raväng675/
Rowain674/
Roveen674/
Rowuin674/
Robhin674/
Rasvin673/
Ravint673/
Rravin673/
Rowine673/
Ravein672/
Raveng672/
Rhoven672/
Rzavin671/
Rouvinova671/
Rowung671/
Ravinh671/
Ravinn671/
Rovyna671/
Reuvin671/
Rovean670/
Rovend670/
Rovene670/

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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 Roving
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