Roaland Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Roaland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roaland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Roaland (19) may also be a first name.

Roaland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roaland is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roaland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Roaland reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Roaland is most frequent in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Roaland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roaland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roaland last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roalands930/
Roalan923/
Roualland886/
Rohailand881/
Rohalan8677/
Roaslan864/
Roalane862/
Raoland860/
Rohailan801/
Roaliang801/
Raolan772/
Roalam772/
Rojhailan753/
Raollandt751/
Raolane711,084/
Raolang7110/
Raolain711/
Rohalon711/
Raholane67404/
Raholang6716/
Raolaain6712/
Raoliang677/
Roualeyn670/
Rooholian631/
Raholaain631/
Raolam6219/
Raholam571/
Raholaham501/

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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 Roaland
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