Roura Surname
Approximately 6,002 people bear this surname
Roura Surname User-submission:
Originated in Catalonia, descent from a house near Barcelona. Probably comes from the word roure, meaning 'oak' in Catalan.
Roura Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Spain | 3,217 | 1:14,533 | 1,667 |
France | 537 | 1:123,692 | 18,779 |
Mexico | 372 | 1:333,673 | 7,194 |
Argentina | 326 | 1:131,115 | 11,106 |
United States | 314 | 1:1,154,328 | 82,787 |
Ecuador | 282 | 1:56,404 | 4,958 |
Cuba | 247 | 1:46,651 | 1,963 |
Uruguay | 166 | 1:20,673 | 2,379 |
Philippines | 131 | 1:772,811 | 75,228 |
Niger | 106 | 1:181,057 | 6,330 |
French Polynesia | 55 | 1:5,106 | 1,145 |
Venezuela | 40 | 1:755,102 | 12,515 |
Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
Honduras | 22 | 1:400,747 | 3,070 |
Paraguay | 21 | 1:344,607 | 5,239 |
Puerto Rico | 15 | 1:236,676 | 2,394 |
Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Roura (44) may also be a first name.
Roura Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Originated in Catalonia, descent from a house near Barcelona. Probably comes from the word roure, meaning 'oak' in Catalan.
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Average Roura Salary in
United States
$47,790 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Roura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Roura has its highest incidence in Spain. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Roura.
How Common Is The Last Name Roura? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 81,032nd most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,186 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Roura are found; 54 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 54 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name on earth, held by 44 people.
Roura is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 3,217 people, or 1 in 14,533. In Spain Roura is primarily found in: Catalonia, where 91 percent are found, Madrid, where 2 percent are found and Galicia, where 2 percent are found. Barring Spain Roura exists in 46 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent are found and Mexico, where 6 percent are found.
Roura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Roura has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roura last name rose 15,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Roura Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Roura are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Roura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 56.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,348 per year; in United States they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning $47,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.77% less than the national average, earning $49,298 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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