Family name Ротан (Rotan 
, Ротан 
, Roothaan 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Ротан is characteristic of Oman, where it is a rare surname, Malaysia, and United Arab Emirates. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Indonesia, the United States, and Bangladesh. Likewise, Ротан is the forename as well as the last name.