Rovira Surname

19,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Rovira Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Catalan word robereda, meaning 'oak grove'.

Rovira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain14,1641:3,301394
Colombia1,9801:24,1281,713
Argentina1,6211:26,3692,213
Puerto Rico1,5291:2,322215
Panama1,3981:2,798378
United States1,3521:268,09125,206
Philippines1,1311:89,51215,596
France1,0941:60,7158,220
Mexico6671:186,0965,210
Venezuela6271:48,1722,428
Uruguay6151:5,580633
Ecuador4081:38,9854,209
El Salvador3591:17,671876
Cuba2701:42,6771,865
Costa Rica2431:19,671706
Bolivia2011:52,8182,784
Brazil1501:1,427,16248,115
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Paraguay801:90,4592,176
Chile781:225,8526,969
Andorra671:1,251217
England631:884,41445,970
Canada471:783,94961,790
Australia381:710,41347,396
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Guatemala111:1,462,0615,661
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Rovirá (1) are calculated separately.

Rovira (1,117) may also be a first name.

Rovira Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Catalan word robereda, meaning 'oak grove'.

- henriquesabatini

Rovira Last Name Facts

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

Rovira (Russian: Ровира) is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Rovirá. For other potential spellings of Rovira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rovira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,258th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 255,220 people. Rovira is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Rovira reside; 50 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 238,581st most frequent first name on earth, borne by 1,117 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 14,164 people, or 1 in 3,301. In Spain Rovira is mostly concentrated in: Catalonia, where 70 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 15 percent reside and Andalusia, where 4 percent reside. Beside Spain it exists in 61 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 7 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Rovira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rovira has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rovira last name increased 16,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rovira Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rovira last name are 32.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rovira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 277.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 73,192 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.05% less than the national average, earning $17,243,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $46,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.57% less than the national average, earning $38,471 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rovirá941/
Roviera92115/
Roviras9249/
Rovirea922/
Rovoira921/
Roviora921/
Roivirat868/
Rojvirat864/
Rotvirat864/
Rouvirea861/
Royvirat861/
Rovera833,502/
Revira83526/
Robira83254/
Ravira83152/
Roviro8368/
Rovire839/
Roviró834/
Roviri832/
Raviray771,155/
Raviraj771,079/
Reveira7790/
Roviero7785/
Rovieri7750/
Rouvera7745/
Roubira7741/
Reviera7731/
Roveras7729/
Ravoira7721/
Revirai7715/
Raveira7712/
Rouvire7711/
Raviera777/
Roverai776/
Raviras775/
Roviere775/
Rowiras774/
Robitra774/
Robiras774/
Reviraj773/
Revoira773/
Ravitra772/
Roverea772/
Ravirat772/
Rovaire771/
Revirra771/
Ravaira771/
Ravirah771/
Raviraz771/
Robiera771/
Roivera771/
Ravirha771/
Revuira771/
Roveiro771/
Rovires771/
Roveray771/
Robirad771/
Raevira771/
Roiwirat71109/
Raviraja7136/
Rouviros7113/
Rojviroj7111/
Roywirat715/
Revairea714/
Rojveera712/
Robeiras711/
Raviradh711/
Ratvaira711/
Rohwaira711/
Revaaira711/
Rouvaire711/
Rouvieri711/
Ravhuira711/
Rovere677,036/
Roveri673,229/
Rovero672,410/
Revera671,269/
Rovery67195/
Rawira67143/
Revura6792/
Rabira6759/
Reviro6755/
Robera6739/
Raviri6725/
Robiro6719/
Robiri675/
Ravire673/
Roveré673/
Raviro673/
Rovère673/
Rowera672/
Rouvereau672/
Revaireau671/
Rewira671/
Raviraaja671/
Robiró671/
Rovéro671/
Rouweirah671/
Rochwirat671/

Rovira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rovira in the Russian language
Ровираrovira-

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