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

Röther occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Rother. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Röther? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 355,394th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,123,701 people. The surname Röther is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Röther reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 990 people, or 1 in 81,319. In Germany it is mostly found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 32 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 3 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.

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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