Röj Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Röj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 28 | 1:196,311 | 16,703 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
The alternate forms: Roj (3,317) & Rój (24) are calculated separately.
Röj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Röj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Röj is more commonly found in Finland than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Roj or Rój. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Röj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,485,539th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Röj reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Röj is most frequently held in Finland, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 196,311. In Finland Röj is most numerous in: Ostrobothnia, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Finland this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Röj
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