Roeland Surname
Approximately 2,134 people bear this surname
Roeland Surname Definition:
(Dutch, Belgian) Descendant of Roeland (fame, land).
Roeland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 933 | 1:12,322 | 1,841 |
| Netherlands | 671 | 1:25,167 | 4,087 |
| United States | 172 | 1:2,107,319 | 133,796 |
| France | 138 | 1:481,324 | 67,982 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Roeland (6,298) may also be a first name.
Roeland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch, Belgian) Descendant of Roeland (fame, land).
Roeland Demographics
Roeland Political Affiliation
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Roeland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roeland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roeland occurs most in Belgium. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Roeland.
How Common Is The Last Name Roeland? popularity and diffusion
Roeland is the 196,417th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,414,970 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Roeland reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 83,063rd most widely held forename globally, borne by 6,298 people.
Roeland is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 933 people, or 1 in 12,322. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 68 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 25 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Belgium Roeland occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Roeland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Roeland has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Roeland Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Roeland last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.
The amount Roeland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.25% more than the national average, earning R 366,564 per year; in United States they earn 25.04% more than the national average, earning $53,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.67% less than the national average, earning $43,886 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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