Roelf Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Roelf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roelf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4921:110,11713,252
Namibia1411:17,0883,038
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Roelf (2,609) may also be a first name.

Roelf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roelf is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roelf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 497,847th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,008,378 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Roelf are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Roelf is also the 143,918th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,609 people.

The surname Roelf is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 492 people, or 1 in 110,117. In South Africa Roelf is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 84 percent live, Northern Cape, where 8 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Roelf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roelf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roelf last name expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roelf Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Roelf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.45% less than the national average, earning R 181,908 per year and in United States they earn 28.83% more than the national average, earning $55,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roelfs91651/
Roelff912/
Roelfe912/
Rolf8910,875/
Relf893,268/
Roelfsz831/
Rolff80874/
Rollf80294/
Roolf80182/
Relfe80163/
Realf8080/
Rolhf8028/
Rielf8023/
Ruelf8017/
Relff8010/
Roulf804/
Rholf801/
Reelf801/
Rellf801/
Reulf801/
Riolf801/
Ryolf801/
Rolfh800/
Relfs800/
Rlf756/
Reelfs73117/
Realff7362/
Roelph7322/
Reilef7321/
Reylef735/
Rholff731/
Roulfs731/
Realfe731/
Relffe730/
Rehlfs730/
Roolfe730/
Rulf67821/
Realffe6751/
Rölf6720/
Rouelph6711/
Rülf676/
Reyleff674/
Rlfs671/
Rlfh671/
Rlfe671/
Rhlf671/
Relb671/
Rylf671/
Rlef671/
Rlhf671/
Rilf670/
Roulhfs670/
Roelphs670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roelf
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