Roelkey Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Roelkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roelkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Roelkey Last Name Facts

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

Roelkey is most common in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Roelkey.

How Common Is The Last Name Roelkey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Roelkey is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Roelkey are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 87 percent live, District of Columbia, where 8 percent live and New Jersey, where 4 percent live.

Roelkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roelkey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roelkey surname grew 236 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roelkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roelkey last name are 46.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the party.

Roelkey earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.9% less than the national average, earning $30,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roelke92700/
Relkey924/
Roelky920/
Roelker86119/
Roelcke8673/
Roehlke8655/
Roellke8652/
Relke83213/
Roelckes801/
Ruelke7780/
Rielke7746/
Reulke7714/
Relkie7714/
Reilke772/
Rilkey772/
Roulke771/
Raelke770/
Rlky732/
Rlke731/
Rhelker711/
Ruelkke711/
Royleke711/
Raulkey710/
Rülke67636/
Rölke67539/
Rilke67375/
Rylke6753/
Rueløkke6740/
Relka6727/
Reilecke6720/
Relki676/
Rleke672/
Rilky671/
Rälke671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Roelkey
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