Röst Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Röst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 143 | 1:68,858 | 5,211 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
The alternate forms: Rost (25,693) & Rošt (12) are calculated separately.
Röst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Röst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Röst is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Rost or Rošt. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Röst? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,227,038th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Röst reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name Röst is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 68,858. In Sweden Röst is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 19 percent live, Jämtland County, where 17 percent live and Stockholm County, where 15 percent live. Excluding Sweden this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 9 percent live and Switzerland, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rost | 92 | 25,693 | / |
| Rösth | 89 | 41 | / |
| Röste | 89 | 36 | / |
| Rös | 86 | 195 | / |
| Rošt | 83 | 12 | / |
| Rast | 75 | 7,915 | / |
| Rest | 75 | 3,418 | / |
| Röss | 75 | 121 | / |
| Röhs | 75 | 67 | / |
| Räst | 75 | 26 | / |
| Rïös | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rösch | 67 | 17,972 | / |
| Rasht | 67 | 7,603 | / |
| Roest | 67 | 5,432 | / |
| Reust | 67 | 1,004 | / |
| Hrast | 67 | 593 | / |
| Röhse | 67 | 175 | / |
| Rhöse | 67 | 148 | / |
| Reest | 67 | 112 | / |
| Röjås | 67 | 62 | / |
| Rosth | 67 | 29 | / |
| Rosst | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ruist | 67 | 23 | / |
| Röhss | 67 | 19 | / |
| Resst | 67 | 16 | / |
| Reszt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rohst | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hrost | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rasth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Roszt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Resth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rostt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rösse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rhost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rastd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rrost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rrest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rostø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Restt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rosht | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Röst
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