Røisum Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Røisum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Røisum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway141:367,30634,015

The alternate forms: Risum (277) are calculated separately.

Røisum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Røisum has its highest incidence in Norway. It may appear as: Risum. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Røisum? popularity and diffusion

Røisum is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Røisum are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 367,306. In Norway Røisum is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 50 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 43 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 7 percent reside.

Røisum Last Name Statistics demography

Røisum earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning 361,184 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Risum97277/
Roisum83304/
Røysum8374/
Risoum832/
Reisum832/
Risumm831/
Rissum831/
Ritsum830/
Raishum771/
Riesoum771/
Rusum73719/
Risom73562/
Risun73213/
Resum7316/
Ricum730/
Russum671,283/
Resume67302/
Rizoum6760/
Rissom6759/
Raisun6757/
Risung6731/
Roysum6731/
Roisom6727/
Roisun6715/
Røysom6710/
Riesom679/
Raihtsaum678/
Riceum674/
Raijum673/
Raisom672/
Ryshum671/
Rushum671/
Redsum671/
Reisom671/
Reshum671/
Ruisun671/
Raysum671/
Ritsun671/
Ruesum670/
Ruysum670/
Ressum670/

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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
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  • 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 Røisum
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