Roeloff Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

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

Roeloff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roeloff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Roeloff (139) may also be a first name.

Roeloff Last Name Facts

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

Roeloff is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roeloff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roeloff is the 2,555,468th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Roeloff occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Roeloff live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 784,558th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 139 people.

The last name Roeloff is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 98 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Not including South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside.

Roeloff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roeloff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Roeloff last name increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roeloff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roeloff last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Roeloff earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 62.29% less than the national average, earning R 89,604 per year and in United States they earn 27.06% less than the national average, earning $31,472 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roeloffs93563/
Roeloffz931/
Roloff9210,061/
Roelof92116/
Reloff921/
Roelofs8610,400/
Rohloff865,930/
Rolloff86274/
Rieloff86124/
Rouloff8629/
Rolhoff864/
Roelofz861/
Rholoff861/
Realoff861/
Roiloff861/
Rolofff861/
Reyloff860/
Roelofe860/
Rolof83340/
Relof831/
Roelofsz80414/
Reitloff802/
Roeloofs801/
Rohlooff801/
Roelofss801/
Royaloff801/
Raetloff800/
Ruloff77435/
Rohlof77140/
Rollof77137/
Rolaff77125/
Raloff7782/
Roulof7782/
Roilof7713/
Roelaf772/
Reelof772/
Rolhof771/
Rielof771/
Roloof770/
Roulouffe751/
Ruloffs7192/
Ruhloff7180/
Reilhof7132/
Rulhoff7131/
Rahloff7121/
Ralloff713/
Rielhof713/
Rutloff711/
Rusloff711/
Rohllof711/
Roelafs711/
Roelova711/
Röloffs711/
Ruloffe710/
Rollaff710/
Rayloff710/
Ruttloff67356/
Rolov67311/
Rolow67208/
Rulof67133/
Rolaf6776/
Ruthloff6722/
Relov6712/
Relaf674/
Rohelova673/
Relow671/
Ralof671/
Ruilloff670/
Roeslauf670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roeloff
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