Ró Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Ró Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ró Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Ro (250,282), (58) & (3) are calculated separately.

(122) may also be a first name.

Ró Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ró is found in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Ro, or . For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ró? popularity and diffusion

Ró is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Ró is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Ró reside; 78 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 844,248th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 122 people.

Ró is most frequently held in Portugal, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 221,665. Outside of Portugal Ró is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ro83250,282/
8358/
833/
Rój8024/
Róy803/
Rhó803/
Rót802/
Róz801/
Ĺró801/
Róa801/
Róth671,636/
Róis6729/
Hróz678/
Róiz672/
Róðá672/
Rózs672/
Rótt671/

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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 Ró
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