Rovka Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Rovka Surname User-submission:

There is a branch of this family with the name Rovka living in the US. It is derived from the Hungarian Surname Róka, meaning 'fox'. The spelling was changed at Ellis Island in an attempt to make the name easier to pronounce and avoid deportation.

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Rovka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Rovka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There is a branch of this family with the name Rovka living in the US. It is derived from the Hungarian Surname Róka, meaning 'fox'. The spelling was changed at Ellis Island in an attempt to make the name easier to pronounce and avoid deportation. The first Rovka changed the ó to ov.

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Rovka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rovka (Russian: Ровка) is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rovka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rovka is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Rovka reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Rovka 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 mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 75 percent live and Minnesota, where 25 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 33 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rovkah915/
Rovkach83240/
Rovko8082/
Ravka8051/
Rowka8036/
Rofka8028/
Roufka739/
Roffka734/
Rovkiy731/
Rosvko731/
Roivki731/
Robkai731/
Rovcke730/
Roshfka671/
Roobkai671/
Roobkea671/
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Rovka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rovka in the Russian language
Ровкаrovka-

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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 Rovka
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