Rolf Forename
1,883rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 532,922 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden
Rolf Forename Definition:
A male name. Old German Hrodulf, compound of hrothi ‘fame’ and vulf ‘wolf (see Rudolf), and the cognate ON Hrólfr, developed into Rolf in Normandy (cf. Ralph from Raðulfr). It was introduced into England by the Normans and survived long enough to originate the surnames Rolf, Rolfe, Rolfes, Rolph, but it disappeared fairly early, perhaps on account of its likeness to the more popular Ralf.
Read More About This ForenameRolf Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 100% | 381,819 | 1:253 | 62 |
| Sweden | 100% | 49,371 | 1:200 | 33 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 39,361 | 1:209 | 39 |
| Norway | 100% | 21,423 | 1:240 | 44 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 8,764 | 1:1,929 | 400 |
| United States | 100% | 8,642 | 1:41,951 | 2,504 |
| Congo | 100% | 3,680 | 1:1,361 | 224 |
| Denmark | - | 2,780 | 1:2,032 | 334 |
| Canada | 100% | 2,237 | 1:14,812 | 1,497 |
| Brazil | 100% | 2,034 | 1:105,328 | 5,734 |
| Finland | 100% | 1,949 | 1:2,813 | 438 |
| Austria | 100% | 1,154 | 1:7,378 | 545 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,117 | 1:48,821 | 5,083 |
| Australia | - | 823 | 1:16,595 | 1,261 |
| England | 100% | 741 | 1:75,038 | 3,093 |
| Belgium | 100% | 603 | 1:19,055 | 1,503 |
| France | 100% | 556 | 1:119,551 | 2,439 |
| Thailand | 100% | 522 | 1:134,226 | 10,215 |
| Poland | 92% | 424 | 1:89,687 | 2,012 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 408 | 1:75,521 | 8,273 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 389 | 1:26,816 | 2,265 |
| Chile | 100% | 334 | 1:52,716 | 1,839 |
| Estonia | 92% | 300 | 1:4,385 | 691 |
| Spain | 100% | 297 | 1:156,667 | 3,617 |
| Philippines | 99% | 296 | 1:358,140 | 13,273 |
| New Zealand | - | 204 | 1:22,236 | 1,688 |
| Portugal | - | 166 | 1:62,716 | 2,006 |
| Egypt | - | 130 | 1:706,930 | 15,746 |
| Peru | 100% | 116 | 1:274,064 | 6,260 |
| Italy | 94% | 110 | 1:555,110 | 5,747 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 102 | 1:5,530 | 573 |
| Ecuador | - | 101 | 1:175,514 | 3,225 |
| Mexico | 100% | 101 | 1:1,229,153 | 9,081 |
| Japan | - | 100 | 1:1,279,861 | 16,578 |
| Suriname | 100% | 99 | 1:5,584 | 1,159 |
| India | 100% | 83 | 1:14,637,084 | 385,225 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 82 | 1:900,337 | 27,216 |
| Israel | 99% | 81 | 1:103,740 | 4,433 |
| Argentina | 100% | 74 | 1:578,017 | 3,966 |
| Haiti | 100% | 69 | 1:155,463 | 7,573 |
| Greece | 100% | 68 | 1:160,802 | 3,572 |
| Ireland | 100% | 61 | 1:76,123 | 2,112 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Scotland | 100% | 58 | 1:92,248 | 2,255 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 54 | 1:559,294 | 14,492 |
| China | - | 52 | 1:26,270,304 | 60,770 |
| Indonesia | - | 52 | 1:4,960,840 | 196,907 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 51 | 1:742 | 168 |
| Hungary | 100% | 49 | 1:199,832 | 1,065 |
| Russia | 69% | 47 | 1:3,068,802 | 17,759 |
| Czechia | 98% | 44 | 1:242,186 | 1,771 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 44 | 1:366,101 | 3,945 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 39 | 1:185,559 | 3,160 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 29 | 1:194,054 | 4,245 |
| Singapore | - | 29 | 1:216,795 | 8,671 |
| Wales | 100% | 28 | 1:110,511 | 2,590 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 27 | 1:126,950 | 2,941 |
| Croatia | 100% | 22 | 1:191,685 | 3,419 |
| Hong Kong | - | 22 | 1:352,397 | 3,870 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 21 | 1:2,166,662 | 5,310 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 21 | 1:340,571 | 16,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 20 | 1:407,616 | 31,576 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 19 | 1:1,602,628 | 49,521 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 18 | 1:75,634 | 5,830 |
| Monaco | 100% | 15 | 1:2,564 | 491 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 14 | 1:340,568 | 6,089 |
| Greenland | - | 14 | 1:4,026 | 570 |
| Jamaica | - | 10 | 1:288,323 | 8,750 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Romania | 100% | 10 | 1:2,005,198 | 23,363 |
| Serbia | 100% | 10 | 1:714,572 | 5,483 |
| Gabon | 100% | 9 | 1:209,260 | 2,118 |
| Madagascar | - | 9 | 1:2,625,490 | 3,077 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 9 | 1:2,641,076 | 57,947 |
| Tunisia | - | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Curaçao | - | 8 | 1:19,475 | 726 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 8 | 1:72,620 | 4,185 |
| Jersey | - | 7 | 1:14,283 | 1,073 |
| Nigeria | - | 7 | 1:25,366,337 | 199,343 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 6 | 1:3,063,245 | 50,518 |
| Honduras | - | 6 | 1:1,469,578 | 13,832 |
| Kenya | - | 6 | 1:7,717,852 | 32,954 |
| Vietnam | - | 6 | 1:15,437,186 | 4,625 |
| Zambia | - | 6 | 1:2,642,466 | 23,928 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 6 | 1:2,570,636 | 64,965 |
| Bahamas | - | 5 | 1:79,874 | 1,458 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 5 | 1:12,260 | 1,512 |
| Latvia | - | 5 | 1:403,129 | 3,324 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 5 | 1:1,062,013 | 3,906 |
| Albania | 100% | 4 | 1:761,642 | 22,793 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Brunei | 100% | 4 | 1:104,892 | 1,566 |
| Ethiopia | - | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 1:190,816 | 11,826 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Tanzania | - | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Afghanistan | - | 3 | 1:10,874,505 | 40,253 |
| Algeria | - | 3 | 1:12,725,573 | 18,455 |
| Bulgaria | - | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 3 | 1:5,424,443 | 41,412 |
| Cameroon | - | 3 | 1:7,203,501 | 73,722 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 3 | 1:16,376 | 1,521 |
| Maldives | - | 3 | 1:144,634 | 3,056 |
| Nepal | - | 3 | 1:9,495,784 | 71,056 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 3 | 1:64,785,893 | 186,184 |
| Senegal | - | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Belarus | - | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Iceland | 100% | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
Rolf (10,875) may also be a surname.
Rolf Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old German Hrodulf, compound of hrothi ‘fame’ and vulf ‘wolf (see Rudolf), and the cognate ON Hrólfr, developed into Rolf in Normandy (cf. Ralph from Raðulfr). It was introduced into England by the Normans and survived long enough to originate the surnames Rolf, Rolfe, Rolfes, Rolph, but it disappeared fairly early, perhaps on account of its likeness to the more popular Ralf. It has been revived of late. Rolf was sometimes latinized as Rollo, which was occasionally used as a christian name in the 19th C.
Roulf, Rolf, Rolft Domesday Book 1086. Rolf Hundred Rolls 1273.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
ROLPH, occasionally ROLFE. A contraction of Rodolph.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Teutonic (masculine) - Counsel and help.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Rolf Forename Popularity
Rolf Demographics
Rolf Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 2 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roelf | 89 | 2,609 | / |
| Rolfe | 89 | 1,949 | / |
| Rolff | 89 | 132 | / |
| Roolf | 89 | 61 | / |
| Hrolf | 89 | 23 | / |
| Rolfs | 89 | 23 | / |
| Rholf | 89 | 21 | / |
| Rohlf | 89 | 20 | / |
| Roulf | 89 | 17 | / |
| Rollf | 89 | 11 | / |
| Rolfh | 89 | 8 | / |
| Ruolf | 89 | 7 | / |
| Rolft | 89 | 2 | / |
| Rolpf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rrolf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rolhf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Roulfe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Rolffe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Roself | 80 | 3 | / |
| Roolfe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rolffs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rholff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Raolif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rroolf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roollf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rollfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roelff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rohlff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hrolfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roelfh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rohlfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ralf | 75 | 387,646 | / |
| Rolv | 75 | 951 | / |
| Rulf | 75 | 88 | / |
| Rolb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ràlf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roselfe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Roaulfo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Roalaff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rocellf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rocelfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rosellf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geerolf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rolph | 67 | 3,119 | / |
| Ralfe | 67 | 672 | / |
| Ralfh | 67 | 576 | / |
| Ralfs | 67 | 386 | / |
| Rhalf | 67 | 216 | / |
| Ralff | 67 | 177 | / |
| Raulf | 67 | 90 | / |
| Ralpf | 67 | 22 | / |
| Rallf | 67 | 21 | / |
| Rahlf | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ralhf | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ralft | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ralfp | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rulfe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Raalf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rhulf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roelaeof | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rollw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ralfz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rralf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roulv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rlfwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reulf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrolv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rolvs | 67 | 1 | / |
Rolf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rolf in the Russian language | ||
| Рольф | rolf | - |
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