Roelant Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Roelant Surname Definition:

(Dutch, Belgian) Descendant of Roeland (fame, land).

Roelant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5131:22,4113,508
United States931:3,897,408212,857
France81:8,302,840321,660
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Roelant (489) may also be a first name.

Roelant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch, Belgian) Descendant of Roeland (fame, land).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Roelant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roelant is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roelant? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roelant is the 523,160th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. The last name Roelant occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Roelant live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 384,341st most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 489 people.

The surname Roelant is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 513 people, or 1 in 22,411. In Belgium Roelant is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Belgium this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Roelant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roelant surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.

Roelant earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.84% more than the national average, earning $79,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roelandt933,939/
Roelants932,459/
Rolant92151/
Roelan92123/
Roelandts881,496/
Roehlandt881/
Roeland862,134/
Roelane86427/
Roeslan86378/
Roulant86203/
Rollant86160/
Reliant86147/
Roolant8652/
Rolandt8626/
Rolanth861/
Rolyant860/
Roelands801,627/
Rohlandt80409/
Ryelandt80338/
Rollandt8022/
Riellant809/
Ruellant809/
Reilandt808/
Rohelaan808/
Roolandt804/
Realante804/
Roweland802/
Reylandt802/
Roehlang801/
Rielandt801/
Roelland801/
Roëlandt801/
Roullant801/
Roulante801/
Roesland801/
Roland7784,464/
Reland7795/
Rulant772/
Raelan771/
Rólant771/
Ralant771/
Rouelland759/
Rollainth758/
Rooilandt753/
Ruehlandt751/
Rowelands751/
Reyelandt751/
Roellands751/
Ryellandt751/
Rouillant751/
Roeysland751/
Rolland7160,237/
Rohland712,813/
Rouland712,601/
Reiland712,474/
Reuland711,091/
Rieland71760/
Reyland71394/
Roiland71211/
Royland71170/
Ryeland7199/
Reeland7178/
Rueland7160/
Rahelan7125/
Rohilan7117/
Roeslam7114/
Rholand719/
Rolaind713/
Rolannd712/
Rolyand711/
Raelyan711/
Raeland711/
Raelann711/
Rheland711/
Rooland711/
Raulant711/
Rulandt711/
Rijlant711/
Hroland710/
Roulland671,464/
Rooiland67924/
Ruelland67774/
Rielland67192/
Reisland67113/
Roisland67110/
Ruhlandt67106/
Rouillan67102/
Rutllant6798/
Roeslein6778/
Realland6773/
Reasland6757/
Rühlandt6725/
Reutland6719/
Roilland6718/
Ruehland6716/
Roysland6714/
Roylands6711/
Reuhland6710/
Rouiland675/
Rooilane674/
Roulands673/
Rutlante673/
Royaland673/
Reylands672/
Rolleand672/
Rousland672/
Rusliant671/
Reieland671/
Rholland671/
Rayeland671/
Rollland671/
Raeslane671/
Raillant671/
Ryelandh671/
Rouliand671/
Rohailan671/
Rholhand671/
Reatland670/

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