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 occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roving? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roving is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name internationally, borne by 42 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily found in: Colorado, where 25 percent reside, Georgia, where 25 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 25 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 17 percent reside and New Zealand, where 17 percent reside.

Roving Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roving has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roving last name decreased 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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