Royea Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Royea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Royea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
Canada2501:147,38215,086
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Royea (10) may also be a first name.

Royea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Royea is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Royea.

How Common Is The Last Name Royea? popularity and diffusion

Royea is the 552,088th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Royea reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Royea is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 1,125,649. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Vermont, where 26 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and New Hampshire, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States Royea occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 43 percent live and The United States Virgin Islands, where 1 percent live.

Royea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Royea has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,025 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Royea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Royea surname are 5.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Royea earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.96% less than the national average, earning $37,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $43,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Royeas911/
Ryea89202/
Roea8934/
Royya80374/
Roiya8041/
Rayea8032/
Rojea8025/
Reyea8023/
Royoa8015/
Rojya803/
Rouea801/
Rowea801/
Riyea801/
Roiyah73410/
Royiah7336/
Roehah737/
Roiyap737/
Rzayea736/
Royyah735/
Rojeah734/
Rouyha733/
Roueha733/
Rayeas733/
Roueau732/
Reyeas732/
Raouea731/
Rayeaz731/
Rojyad731/
Roueai731/
Roiyat731/
Roujya731/
Royaos731/
Royiat731/
Rajyea731/
Royyad731/
Roua674,695/
Riea67825/
Reao67232/
Raea67160/
Ryeo6761/
Reea6721/
Reaa6717/
Roueaux6710/
Ruea678/
Roeo673/
Reua672/
Royahas671/
Royaajh671/
Rahayea671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Royea
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