Røst Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Røst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Røst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2971:17,3142,134
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Rst (139) are calculated separately.

Røst Last Name Facts

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

Røst is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Rst. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Røst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 872,430th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname Røst occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Røst live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 17,314. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 40 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 22 percent reside and Western Norway, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Norway this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 4 percent reside and Nicaragua, where 0 percent reside.

Røst Last Name Statistics demography

Røst earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 4.1% less than the national average, earning 331,875 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rst95139/
Røste89510/
Røstø896/
Røsth896/
Røse7549/
Røss7512/
Årst7511/
Hrst752/
Rrst751/
Rsth751/
Rstz751/
Rs675,694/
Røsjø6754/
Hrste6724/
Rørås6722/
Hrstz675/
Råsth674/
Rørsø671/

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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 Røst
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