Roças Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Roças Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roças Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal661:157,8526,835
France171:3,907,219231,005
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Rocas (2,068), Ročas (4), Rôças (3) & Rocaş (9) are calculated separately.

Roças Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roças occurs more in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Rocas, Ročas, Rôças or Rocaş. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roças? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Roças are found; 79 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 79 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name Roças is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 157,852. Without taking into account Portugal this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rocas932,068/
Ročas934/
Rôças933/
Rouças913/
Roça8970/
Rocaş879/
Rosas80430,281/
Roxas8056,479/
Rozas8019,408/
Roçaj8024/
Roçha801/
Rochas732,799/
Rossas73287/
Rosias73233/
Rozsas73175/
Rosais73144/
Roucas73111/
Rousas7371/
Rotsas7318/
Rosaas7316/
Rocias7316/
Rozeas7313/
Rosass7310/
Rozais738/
Roshas738/
Rosaus737/
Rocass735/
Rrosas733/
Rozash733/
Rojsas733/
Roisas733/
Rosxas732/
Roseas732/
Rouzas731/
Rosjas731/
Rotcas731/
Rozzas731/
Rhosas731/
Rosa's731/
Rooxas731/
Rozxas731/
Roxaas731/
Roxass731/
Rosa671,063,913/
Roza6762,093/
Raso6716,687/
Rasa6713,792/
Roso6710,786/
Rochais671,284/
Roxa67666/
Roussas67509/
Roša67208/
Rousias67185/
Raça67119/
Roßa6784/
Rotsias6774/
Roşa6739/
Rouchas6725/
Roshass6721/
Rosá6718/
Rouseas6715/
Routsas6715/
Rasà6712/
Roushas679/
Rotchas677/
Roço674/
Rosasse673/
Rossaus672/
Hrotsas672/
Rossais672/
Rotshas672/
Hrochas671/
Roosias671/
Roshash671/
Rosã671/
Rasá671/
Rasă671/
Rochase671/
Rochash671/
Rochats671/
Rosó671/
Rosassd671/
D'Rosas671/
Rodsaas671/
Rosatts670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roças
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