Ród Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Poland

Ród Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ród Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland21:19,004,374199,659

The alternate forms: Rod (8,971) & Röd (27) are calculated separately.

Ród Last Name Facts

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

Ród is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Rod or Röd. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ród? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ród is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Ród occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Ród are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Ród is mostly concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 50 percent reside and São Paulo, where 50 percent reside. Besides Brazil this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Poland, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rod898,971/
Röd8927/
Ródé862/
Róde862/
Rd801,801/
Ródio753/
Ródão751/
Rad6729,400/
Rud6716,404/
Red678,280/
Rød671,617/
Rid671,312/
Ryd671,073/
Rda67596/
Rüd67564/
Rdd67550/
Råd6790/
Hrd6774/
Rde6737/
Rád6736/
Rdo6735/
Rdh6730/
Rdi6728/
Rtd6719/
Rhd6718/
Wrd6716/
Rdt6716/
Rdu6712/
Rrd679/
Rwd678/
Rdy676/
Rdw675/
Ràd674/
R D672/
Rót672/
Rhódia671/

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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 Ród
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