Roel Surname

108,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Norway

Roel Surname User-submission:

Roel is a boy's name of French origin, meaning 'rock' or 'stone.' It is also a diminutive form of the Germanic name Roland which means 'famous landowner.' If you're a tennis fan, you may recognize this name from the French Open tournament Roland Garros, titled in honor of a French fighter pilot.

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Roel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain8301:56,3285,193
United States7491:483,92440,927
Mexico6641:186,9375,219
Brazil3361:637,12623,622
Argentina3321:128,74510,907
Iraq2781:125,9773,498
Indonesia2271:582,59646,553
Netherlands2251:75,05412,725
Norway1341:38,3755,438
Peru701:454,05913,591
Uruguay691:49,7365,552
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
France191:3,495,933219,029
India191:40,371,862445,856
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Roel (132,485) may also be a first name.

Roel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Roel is a boy's name of French origin, meaning 'rock' or 'stone.' It is also a diminutive form of the Germanic name Roland which means 'famous landowner.' If you're a tennis fan, you may recognize this name from the French Open tournament Roland Garros, titled in honor of a French fighter pilot.

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Roel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roel (Russian: Роэль) occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roel is the 108,127th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,692,024 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Roel live; 33 percent live in North America and 19 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 7,875th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 132,485 people.

This surname is most frequent in Spain, where it is borne by 830 people, or 1 in 56,328. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Galicia, where 77 percent live, Madrid, where 8 percent live and Catalonia, where 3 percent live. Beside Spain Roel occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Mexico, where 15 percent live.

Roel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roel surname grew 3,257 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roel last name are 9.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Roel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.58% less than the national average, earning 292,167 kr per year; in Peru they earn 97.56% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,297 per year; in United States they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning $39,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.8% more than the national average, earning $53,560 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roehl894,180/
Rojel892,219/
Roell891,929/
Rohel891,774/
Rowel891,397/
Royel891,381/
Rouel89459/
Roele89293/
Roiel8927/
Roesl8913/
Rhoel891/
Roeld891/
Roelh891/
Rooel890/
Rol865,319/
Rel861,165/
Rowell8028,088/
Roelle80711/
Roesel80646/
Routel80216/
Rowehl80163/
Roesle80154/
Roggel80137/
Rouell8090/
Roehle8090/
Rousel8075/
Roitel8059/
Ruoele8057/
Roucel8054/
Roehll8050/
Roelph8022/
Rowele8018/
Roytel808/
Roisel806/
Rohell805/
Roußel805/
Rohelh804/
Rouyel803/
Roijel803/
Roweel803/
Roegli802/
Royell802/
Roheil802/
Royjel801/
Rhoiel801/
Roesll801/
Roiele801/
Hrowel801/
Raouel801/
Rouelt801/
Rohiel801/
Roetel800/
Real7594,012/
Roll7517,818/
Ruel7512,496/
Riel7511,594/
Roul7511,537/
Rael758,462/
Reel757,781/
Reil757,194/
Reul753,558/
Riol751,418/
Rehl751,043/
Resl75944/
Rell75798/
Roil75476/
Ryel75425/
Rool75283/
Rejl75268/
Hrel75235/
Reyl75123/
Royl75112/
Reld7573/
Relt7564/
Rhel7511/
Hrol7511/
Relh7510/
Rojl758/
Rhol756/
Ryol754/
Relp753/
Rolh752/
Rrol752/
Reál751/
Rzel751/
Roussel7365,866/
Rousell731,472/
Roessel73840/
Rouelle73678/
Rouchel73108/
Roesell7313/
Rouelph7311/
Rouseel738/
Rouggel738/
Roechel737/
Roychel736/
Roelová732/
Roettel732/
Routell731/
Royelle731/
Rouseld731/
Roysell731/
Roysiel731/
Royssel731/
Roohell731/
Rohwell731/
Roichel731/
Roelova731/
Rouhyel731/
Rowelll730/
Rowelle730/
Rohjeld730/
Roisell730/
Roowell730/
Rahel6763,666/
Royal6747,947/
Reale6721,510/
Riehl6711,731/
Royle679,663/
Raiol675,898/
Reule674,809/
Rehal673,832/
Rujel672,353/
Relph672,193/
Roussell672,173/
Reyal672,085/
Ruehl671,830/
Regli671,574/
Royol671,255/
Rajel671,170/
Reihl671,140/
Reile671,109/
Rusel671,012/
Rayel67950/
Rohil67912/
Rouil67878/
Rayol67851/
Roule67757/
Raele67631/
Reuhl67601/
Rhoul67568/
Rl67565/
Ruell67447/
Rhiel67390/
Reyel67380/
Reall67380/
Riyel67369/
Rejal67304/
Rojal67269/
Rajol67267/
Reuel67262/
Reill67208/
Reyle67169/
Rauel67158/
Raiel67140/
Rheel67139/
Rohelová67127/
Raehl67124/
Riell67119/
Reahl67110/
Rheal6793/
Rutel6789/
Reial6788/
Ryell6784/
Rholl6783/
Roile6780/
Rohul6779/
Rawel6777/
Reisl6772/
Rucel6768/
Hreul6767/
Reyhl6761/
Riiel6756/
Rijel6754/
Reuil6753/
Rousseel6752/
Realp6747/
Rouchell6745/
Rould6743/
Roole6741/
Ruyol6728/
Reitl6724/
Roessell6720/
Rojil6720/
Reull6720/
Royhl6718/
Rhael6718/
Roisl6717/
Roihl6716/
Rejil6716/
Rejel6715/
Roull6714/
Realt6713/
Raael6713/
Rouhl6713/
Ryoal6712/
Reelh6711/
Roail6711/
Rejol6710/
Rojol679/
Rhuel679/
Rholh679/
Reuyl678/
Roial678/
Rehyl678/
Rehll677/
Reiel676/
Rheil676/
Reyil676/
Roill675/
Rooll675/
Raell675/
Roischel674/
Rieal674/
Rheul674/
Rioll674/
Raoil674/
Rýgel674/
Reatl673/
Royil673/
Rielh673/
Rousselt673/
Rohelova673/
Hrell672/
Royll672/
Reell672/
Rijol672/
Hroll672/
Reald672/
Rejle672/
Ruyel672/
Rógel672/
Reyll672/
Reeal672/
Raelh672/
Reild671/
Rroll671/
Rouseell671/
Roulh671/
Rousssel671/
Routl671/
Rouyl671/
Resld671/
Reilh671/
Rhell671/
Reiol671/
Rieyl671/
Raouelle671/
Rooil671/
Roayl671/
Rohyl671/
Roiol671/
Rígel671/
Reuld671/
Reult671/
Reyol671/
Raeyl671/
Ráhel671/
Ryiel671/
Royál671/
Roéll671/
Royld671/
Realh671/
Reesl671/
Rhelh671/
Hreel671/
Hruel671/
Rousl670/
Rhelt670/
Reiul670/
Rhyel670/
Ruiel670/
Rhehl670/

Roel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roel in the Russian language
Роэльroel-

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