Rój Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Czechia

Rój Surname User-submission:

This is Polish word for 'swarm' (bees, hornets, wasps, or other flying insects). The accent over the letter ó causes it to be pronounced like 'rooy'. The phoneme is [u].

Rój Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534

The alternate forms: Roj (3,317) are calculated separately.

Rój Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is Polish word for 'swarm' (bees, hornets, wasps, or other flying insects). The accent over the letter ó causes it to be pronounced like 'rooy'. The phoneme is [u].

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Rój Last Name Facts

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

Rój occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Roj. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rój? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rój live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Rój is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,167,396. Not including Poland this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 33 percent are found and Sweden, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roj893,317/
Rója869/
Rj80329/
Ró8060/
Rójas752/
Raj671,141,746/
Ruj674,909/
Rej673,931/
Rij67177/
Rós6752/
Hrj6738/
Rje6717/
Rhj6714/
Rjh6714/
Rójová6712/
Rjj675/
Rrj674/
Rjz674/
Róż674/
Rzj673/
Rhó673/
Róy673/
Rót672/
Ĺró671/
Råj671/
Róa671/
Rāj671/
Róz671/
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Footnotes

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