Röther Surname

355,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Röther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Röther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9901:81,31910,264
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Rother (22,288) are calculated separately.

Röther Last Name Facts

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

The last name Röther is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as: Rother. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Röther? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 355,394th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,123,701 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Röther are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 990 people, or 1 in 81,319. In Germany Röther is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 32 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rother9422,288/
Röthe9196/
Röter917/
Rötherdt868/
Rather8341,960/
Räther83562/
Rether83387/
Rötter83205/
Rödter8366/
Réther8312/
Rötert831/
Rötherová801/
Reuther779,199/
Raether771,567/
Roether77761/
Rathier77575/
Rothier77408/
Rethier7752/
Rahther7716/
Rotther7714/
Ratheer7713/
Raather778/
Ratherr775/
Rathher775/
Ratther775/
Ruither773/
Réthier773/
Reether772/
Redther771/
Rateher771/
Rathter771/
Rothe7336,060/
Rathe732,420/
Roter731,704/
Rater73719/
Reter73527/
Rethe73302/
Räthe73182/
Rötte7352/
Röthy7325/
Röthi7310/
Räter732/
Rotthier71787/
Roethier712/
Rhethier711/
Roehther711/
Reuter6764,901/
Rotter6714,637/
Ruiter679,872/
Retter673,855/
Rathee672,839/
Ratier672,336/
Ratter67675/
Reeter67531/
Ratthe67402/
Rathie67392/
Rothey67236/
Roethe67229/
Rahter67224/
Rathey67171/
Rotier67153/
Reuthe67110/
Retier6788/
Roeter6786/
Rohter6777/
Rathei6746/
Ratehr6728/
Réthey6727/
Rathir6722/
Rothie6719/
Rethea6716/
Radthe6715/
Raeter6713/
Rothea6710/
Rotheÿ675/
Rhater675/
Reethe675/
Raethe674/
Rhoter673/
Rhethe673/
Rodter673/
Reteur673/
Rhathe671/
Ruithe671/
Rotthe671/
Rrothe671/
Rrethe671/
Räthje671/
Rotheu671/
Rateir671/
Rethey671/
Rehter671/
Rethie671/
Hreter671/
Rethee671/
Roteer670/
Rathhe670/
Retthe670/

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