Roelevink Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Roelevink Surname User-submission:
Roelevink is a combination of a patronymic and farm name. The Saxon, -ink, means 'son of' and Roelof/Rolf/Rudolf comes from, hrodh-olf, Germanic for 'glorious wolf'. -ink names developed into farm names. In the east of the Netherlands many families took the name of a farm as a surname.
Read More About This SurnameRoelevink Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 240 | 1:70,363 | 11,970 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Roelevink Surname Meaning
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Roelevink is a combination of a patronymic and farm name. The Saxon, -ink, means 'son of' and Roelof/Rolf/Rudolf comes from, hrodh-olf, Germanic for 'glorious wolf'. -ink names developed into farm names. In the east of the Netherlands many families took the name of a farm as a surname. When they moved to another farm they also changed surname.
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Where Does The Last Name Roelevink Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Roelevink is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Roelevink? popularity and diffusion
Roelevink is the 945,594th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. The last name Roelevink occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Roelevink live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 70,363. In The Netherlands Roelevink is most numerous in: Friesland, where 40 percent are found, South Holland, where 17 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roelvink | 94 | 543 | / |
| Rolevink | 94 | 131 | / |
| Roelvinck | 89 | 2 | / |
| Rolvink | 88 | 349 | / |
| Roolvink | 82 | 505 | / |
| Roeleven | 82 | 283 | / |
| Roulvink | 82 | 1 | / |
| Rolving | 75 | 42 | / |
| Rolfink | 75 | 12 | / |
| Rollfink | 71 | 12 | / |
| Rollving | 71 | 6 | / |
| Roolfink | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roelfing | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rohlfink | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rollfinke | 67 | 29 | / |
| Roollfink | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rolfing | 63 | 313 | / |
| Rolvung | 63 | 38 | / |
| Ralving | 63 | 14 | / |
| Relfing | 63 | 0 | / |
| Rohlfing | 59 | 4,320 | / |
| Rollfing | 59 | 52 | / |
| Roolfing | 59 | 30 | / |
| Rollvang | 59 | 4 | / |
| Rolphing | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rolfhing | 59 | 0 | / |
| Rolhfing | 59 | 0 | / |
| Rohllfing | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rohlphing | 56 | 0 | / |
| Hrolovenko | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rölfing | 50 | 77 | / |
| Rülfing | 50 | 46 | / |
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