Roelfse Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Roelfse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roelfse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4221:128,38315,068
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Roelfse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roelfse occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roelfse? popularity and diffusion

Roelfse is the 697,244th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Roelfse are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 422 people, or 1 in 128,383. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 83 percent live, Gauteng, where 6 percent live and Northern Cape, where 4 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live.

Roelfse Last Name Statistics demography

Roelfse earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning R 225,012 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roelofse932,680/
Roelfose931/
Roelfs92651/
Roeloffse8858/
Roelofs8610,400/
Roelfes8681/
Roelfze8660/
Reoelfs863/
Roelafs861/
Roeolfs861/
Roelfsz861/
Rolfs832,600/
Relfs830/
Roeloffs80563/
Roelofes808/
Roeloofs801/
Roelofze801/
Roelofss801/
Rae Oelofse782/
Rolfes776,896/
Rohlfs774,398/
Roolfs77252/
Rolufs77220/
Rolofs77174/
Rolffs77153/
Reelfs77117/
Rolefs7766/
Rollfs7749/
Ruelfs7733/
Roalfs776/
Rholfs774/
Rolfus773/
Rolfos771/
Roulfs771/
Relfus771/
Rolhfs771/
Rolfas770/
Relfes770/
Rolafs770/
Rehlfs770/
Roeloffze75326/
Rlfs731/
Rohlffs71172/
Rolefes71143/
Rohlfes71103/
Roalofs7150/
Rolfhus7129/
Roluffs7122/
Roloffs7114/
Rolffes713/
Rollofs712/
Relfuss712/
Roulefs711/
Ruelofs711/
Roelloffze711/
Roelofz711/
Rollfus710/
Roelphs710/
Roalefs710/
Rohllfs710/
Rolfous710/
Roalffs710/
Roulhfs710/
Ralfs67725/
Rulfs67183/
Rolauffs6744/
Rölfs673/
Roohlfes671/
Rohleffs671/
Rohlefes671/
Roeloffz671/
Riehlefs670/
Rollfuss670/
Rulphse571/
Rlvsi501/

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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 Roelfse
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