Roelofs Surname
Approximately 10,400 people bear this surname
Roelofs Surname Definition:
From Old German Hrodulf (Rudolf) - meaning Hrod (Fame) and Wolf.
Roelofs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 7,539 | 1:2,240 | 147 |
| United States | 1,431 | 1:253,291 | 24,042 |
| Germany | 492 | 1:163,629 | 19,388 |
| Australia | 393 | 1:68,691 | 8,159 |
| Belgium | 138 | 1:83,309 | 13,076 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| Thailand | 89 | 1:793,689 | 128,670 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
Roelofs Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Old German Hrodulf (Rudolf) - meaning Hrod (Fame) and Wolf.
Roelofs Demographics
Average Male Roelofs Height
176.28 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Roelofs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roelofs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roelofs is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Roelofs click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roelofs? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,465th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 700,726 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Roelofs live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 7,539 people, or 1 in 2,240. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 32 percent reside, Overijssel, where 17 percent reside and North Brabant, where 11 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Roelofs is found in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.
Roelofs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Roelofs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,858 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Roelofs Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Roelofs last name are 26.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.49% registered with the political party.
The amount Roelofs earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.03% less than the national average, earning 287,147 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.8% more than the national average, earning R 298,944 per year; in United States they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $48,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.57% more than the national average, earning $53,942 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roelofse | 93 | 2,680 | / |
| Roeloffs | 93 | 563 | / |
| Roelofsz | 93 | 414 | / |
| Roeloofs | 93 | 1 | / |
| Roelofss | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rolofs | 92 | 174 | / |
| Roelof | 92 | 116 | / |
| Roeloffse | 88 | 58 | / |
| Roelofsze | 88 | 1 | / |
| Roeloff | 86 | 57 | / |
| Roloffs | 86 | 14 | / |
| Rollofs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Roelafs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruelofs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Roelofz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Roelofe | 86 | 0 | / |
| Roeloffz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rulofs | 77 | 296 | / |
| Rolefs | 77 | 66 | / |
| Rolovs | 77 | 6 | / |
| Roelaf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rolafs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ruloffs | 71 | 92 | / |
| Röloffs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roelova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raelobs | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rollows | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rohelova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rohleffs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roeslauf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Raetloff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rolavs | 62 | 34 | / |
| Rulovs | 62 | 23 | / |
| Rollevs | 57 | 7 | / |
| Rađelov | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hrulovs | 57 | 1 | / |
| Roailobh | 53 | 2 | / |
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