Definitions for rosca
rosca

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ROSCAnoun

   Acronym of ROtating Savings And Credit Association; a group of individuals who agree to meet for a defined period of time in order to save and borrow together.

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1. rosca

   A rotating savings and credit association (ROSCA) is a group of individuals who agree to meet for a defined period in order to save and borrow together, a form of combined peer-to-peer banking and peer-to-peer lending. The first academic description of ROSCAs was by Shirley Ardener in 1964. F. J. A. Bouman described ROSCAs as "the poor man's bank, where money is not idle for long but changes hands rapidly, satisfying both consumption and production needs." They are also known as tandas in Latin America, chama in Swahili-speaking East Africa, kameti (کمیٹی) in Pakistan, visi among Gujaratis in India, ekub in Ethiopia, partnerhand in the West Indies, cundinas in Mexico, hagbad in Somalia, stokvel in South Africa, susu in West Africa and the Caribbean, hui (會) in Chinese communities in East and Southeast Asia, hội/hụi in Vietnam, paluwagan in the Philippines, gam'eya (جمعية) in Egypt, gye (계) in South Korea, tanomoshiko (頼母子講) in Japan, chit fund in India, pandeiros in Brazil, cuchubál in Guatemala, juntas, quiniela or panderos in Peru, C.A.R. Țigănesc/Roata in Romania, arisan in Indonesia, lenshare (เล่นแชร์) in Thailand, dhukuti or dhikuti in Nepal, gün in Turkey, and menage' or menodge in Scotland.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ROSCA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rosca is ranked #60790 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rosca surname appeared 331 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rosca.
   
   86.1% or 285 total occurrences were White.
   8.1% or 27 total occurrences were Asian.
   3% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

How to pronounce rosca?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say rosca in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rosca in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rosca in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rosca
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosca
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html