Roef Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Roef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3361:34,2165,560
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
United States131:27,881,456736,413
France51:13,284,544357,392
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Roef (79) may also be a first name.

Roef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roef (Russian: Роеф) is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roef? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 703,644th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Roef reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 79 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 34,216. In Belgium Roef is most common in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Roef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roef has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Roef last name increased 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roef Last Name Statistics demography

Roef earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.54% less than the national average, earning $30,403 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roefs891,298/
Roefe8929/
Rouef898/
Roeff898/
Royef891/
Rohef891/
Roesf891/
Roehf890/
Roueff8035/
Roeffs804/
Raouef804/
Roieef803/
Roweft801/
Rohefe801/
Rohief801/
Roeffe800/
Rouf7558,588/
Reif7518,431/
Roof758,474/
Rief754,005/
Raef753,001/
Reef751,772/
Roev751,339/
Ruef751,271/
Rowf751,150/
Roif75523/
Rejf75175/
Reyf75131/
Royf7547/
Reuf7521/
Roew7520/
Reaf7515/
Rojf755/
Rovf751/
Ryef751/
Royjeff732/
Reiff679,923/
Rueff672,033/
Roofe67911/
Rieff67852/
Rouff67825/
Roufs67671/
Rooff67503/
Reifs67389/
Rahef67242/
Reuff67154/
Reeff67138/
Raief67127/
Reyff67124/
Rouif67119/
Roufe67103/
Roife6779/
Roiff6755/
Reift6753/
Reife6750/
Reyef6750/
Raeff6737/
Raiof6735/
Royfe6734/
Rojaf6731/
Raoif6724/
Rohif6718/
Rohuf6718/
Reafs6717/
Rayef6714/
Rhoof6712/
Rayof6710/
Rehaf678/
Reyfe678/
Royev677/
Rauef677/
Raefe677/
Rowwf677/
Reyaf676/
Rejaf675/
Rooev674/
Rhouf674/
Reafe673/
Rzoev673/
Roufh673/
Rajef673/
Roiaf673/
Royaf672/
Royif672/
Rojew672/
Reefh672/
Rohev671/
Ryeff671/
Rouft671/
Routf671/
Readf671/
Reasf671/
Reehf671/
Rievf671/
Rawef671/
Rojif671/
Roieb671/
Reufe671/
Reisf671/
Roaif671/
Reief671/
Rejff671/
Rhief671/
Reyuf671/
Rojeb671/
Roohf671/
Rowff671/
Rouev671/
Rouvf671/
Ra'ef671/
Hroof671/
Raaef671/
Roiif671/
Royof671/
Rujof671/
Reyfs671/
Reyjf671/
Rheef671/
Reufs670/
Reaff670/
Roeph670/
Roupf670/
Riefh670/
Royff670/

Roef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roef in the Russian language
Роефroef-

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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
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  • 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 Roef
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