Rós Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Iceland

Rós Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rós 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
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Ros (128,692), Rôs (1), Roš (188), Roş (145) & Roś (20) are calculated separately.

Rós Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rós is most common in Hungary. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ros, Rôs, Roš, Roş or Roś. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rós? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Rós live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 48 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 392,651. In Hungary Rós is mostly concentrated in: Baranya County, where 48 percent reside, Hajdú-Bihar County, where 48 percent reside and Vas County, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Hungary this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 37 percent reside and Iceland, where 4 percent reside.

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
Ros89128,692/
Rôs891/
Róis8629/
Rózs862/
Roš78188/
Roş78145/
Roś7820/
Rus6755,500/
Ras6729,206/
Rój6724/
Róż674/
Rás672/
Róz671/
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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 Rós
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