Roefs Surname

294,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Roefs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roefs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7371:22,9133,674
Belgium4301:26,7364,256
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Canada401:921,14070,350
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Roefs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roefs is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roefs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 294,108th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,614,442 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Roefs reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 737 people, or 1 in 22,913. In The Netherlands Roefs is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 58 percent live, Limburg, where 13 percent live and Gelderland, where 10 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands Roefs occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Roefs Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Roefs earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 30.07% more than the national average, earning $56,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning $47,007 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roeffs914/
Roef89418/
Refs893/
Rofs893/
Roufs80671/
Reifs80389/
Reffs8096/
Reefs8052/
Roefe8029/
Reafs8017/
Roofs8013/
Riefs8011/
Roeff808/
Rohfs805/
Rofsz801/
Rohef801/
Rowfs801/
Reyfs801/
Roesf801/
Roehf800/
Reufs800/
Roffs800/
Ruefs800/
Reiffs7368/
Rohifs734/
Rojevs733/
Refsås733/
Reeyfs732/
Rohief731/
Rouifs731/
Rohefe731/
Roifes731/
Rieffs731/
Reifes731/
Roeffe730/
Raef673,001/
Roev671,339/
Rows67115/
Rufs6742/
Roew6720/
Rews679/
Rafs679/
Royjeff672/
Refz672/
Reifess671/
Rohiffs671/
Roebsch671/

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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 Roefs
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