Røed Surname

202,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Røed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Røed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,0431:2,517218
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Red (8,280) are calculated separately.

Røed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Røed is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Red. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Røed? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 202,554th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,544,526 people. The surname Røed is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Røed reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 2,043 people, or 1 in 2,517. In Norway Røed is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 72 percent reside, Western Norway, where 14 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 10 percent reside. Not including Norway this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Røed Last Name Statistics demography

Røed earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning 376,635 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Red958,280/
Røe86874/
Reed75422,002/
Reid75345,075/
Read7584,736/
Redd7518,942/
Ried756,475/
Røge75409/
Røer75143/
Reyd75125/
Redt7572/
Rhed7566/
Redh7546/
Reds7534/
Redz7521/
Røes7515/
Resd7513/
Årøe7513/
Røre7511/
Redő759/
Retd757/
Åred755/
Hred754/
Rejd753/
Redp753/
Reud752/
Reíd752/
Rzed751/
Rged751/
Ærøe751/
Røhe751/
Re6741,637/
Hreed675,605/
Reeds671,553/
Reidt671,373/
Rhead671,357/
Riedt67143/
Readd6768/
Reddt6757/
Reids6736/
Reads6730/
Readt6723/
Reydt6720/
Rheed6710/
Røher679/
Reedt677/
Reyds676/
Reedd674/
Reddh674/
Århed673/
Reesd673/
Readh673/
Reijd672/
Reitd672/
Reudt672/
Rheds671/
Redsh671/
Redsø671/
Rheid671/
Rzedh671/
Rreds671/
Redte671/
Rehed671/
Resdd671/
Reidd671/
Hread671/
Hreid671/
Riedd670/
Rhied670/
Rreed670/
Redds670/
Reidz670/
Readz670/
Reedh670/
Reedz670/
Resdh670/
Reidh670/

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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 Røed
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