Roelands Surname

244,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Roelands Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roelands Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7601:22,2203,552
Belgium7151:16,0792,462
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Wales201:154,72710,755
France141:4,744,480251,814
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Roëlands (1) are calculated separately.

Roelands Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roelands is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant: Roëlands. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roelands? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 244,761st most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,479,131 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Roelands are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 760 people, or 1 in 22,220. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 63 percent reside, Zeeland, where 11 percent reside and South Holland, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 44 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Roelands Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roelands has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roelands Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roelands surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Roelands earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning $42,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning $48,034 CAD per year.

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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 Roelands
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