Royers Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Royers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Royers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
France81:8,302,840321,660
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Royers (66) may also be a first name.

Royers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Royers occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Royers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,295,379th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. Royers occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Royers live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 66 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 244,742. In The Netherlands Royers is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 48 percent reside, North Brabant, where 14 percent reside and Drenthe, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Belgium, where 17 percent reside.

Royers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Royers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Royers surname contracted 2 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Royers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Royers surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the party.

Royers earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.33% more than the national average, earning $54,509 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rooyers9232/
Roeyers9212/
Roers91507/
Ryers9184/
Royrs910/
Roehrs831,421/
Reyers83525/
Rayers83141/
Rouers83116/
Rojers8370/
Rowers8313/
Ryersz831/
Ryerss830/
Rhyers830/
Riyers830/
Roggers77177/
Roersch77128/
Reyerse77118/
Roojers7710/
Reers73579/
Ruers73182/
Rours7375/
Reurs7364/
Riers7332/
Reirs734/
Raers730/
Rears730/
Rohierse7130/
Rooggers713/
Rroggers710/
Rawers67214/
Rojars6774/
Rauers6758/
Reiers6739/
Rijers6735/
Riyars678/
Rearse674/
Rourss673/
Raehrs673/
Reersø672/
Rourse671/
Rayars671/
Rejars671/
Rógers671/
Reirse670/

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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
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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 Royers
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