Rør Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rør Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rør Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway181:285,68329,080
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

The alternate forms: Rr (1,830) are calculated separately.

Rør Last Name Facts

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

Rør occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Rr. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rør? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rør are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Rør is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 285,683. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live. Excluding Norway it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 10 percent live.

Rør Last Name Statistics demography

Rør earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning 409,904 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rr931,830/
Røre8611/
Rørå869/
80113/
Ør802/
Rørth759/
Rød671,617/
Røe67874/
Rrt6778/
Rre6737/
Rrp6731/
Ærø6721/
Øre6719/
Rrh6715/
Rhr679/
Hrr679/
Rrd679/
Årø674/
Rrr672/
Røh671/
Røď671/

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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 Rør
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