Roeffen Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Roeffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roeffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3681:45,8897,807
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Roeffen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roeffen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roeffen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 712,393rd most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Roeffen reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 368 people, or 1 in 45,889. In The Netherlands Roeffen is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 36 percent live, Gelderland, where 27 percent live and Limburg, where 25 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Roeffen is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reffen924/
Roffen922/
Reiffen86128/
Reffien866/
Rofen8313/
Refen8311/
Ruffen77288/
Reffin77170/
Raffen77158/
Roffin7751/
Reifen7743/
Refeen7712/
Roofen771/
Roufen771/
Rofeen771/
Rofien770/
Refn7328/
Rofn731/
Rouffin7143/
Reiffin7123/
Ruffien7114/
Roufeng711/
Roufeen711/
Raffien711/
Rijffen711/
Reeffin710/
Rueffin710/
Ruffenn710/
Rofin67385/
Refin67131/
Rafen6741/
Raffn6711/
Rufen6711/
Reifienė672/
Ruffn672/
Rofín671/
Rohefing670/
Reifenth670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roeffen
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