Where Does The Last Name Röntgen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Röntgen is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Rontgen. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Röntgen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 664,903^rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. Röntgen is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Röntgen reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Röntgen is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 362 people, or 1 in 222,391. In Germany Röntgen is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent are found, Hesse, where 5 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Röntgen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Röntgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Röntgen surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.