Roelofs Surname

49,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Roelofs Surname Definition:

From Old German Hrodulf (Rudolf) - meaning Hrod (Fame) and Wolf.

Roelofs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7,5391:2,240147
United States1,4311:253,29124,042
Germany4921:163,62919,388
Australia3931:68,6918,159
Belgium1381:83,30913,076
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Thailand891:793,689128,670
France371:1,795,209158,669
England311:1,797,35772,927
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Finland101:549,67032,186
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Norway71:734,61250,907
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Curaçao41:39,312638
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Roelofs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Old German Hrodulf (Rudolf) - meaning Hrod (Fame) and Wolf.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roelofse932,680/
Roeloffs93563/
Roelofsz93414/
Roeloofs931/
Roelofss931/
Rolofs92174/
Roelof92116/
Roeloffse8858/
Roelofsze881/
Roeloff8657/
Roloffs8614/
Rollofs862/
Roelafs861/
Ruelofs861/
Roelofz861/
Roelofe860/
Roeloffz801/
Rulofs77296/
Rolefs7766/
Rolovs776/
Roelaf772/
Rolafs770/
Ruloffs7192/
Röloffs711/
Roelova711/
Raelobs710/
Rollows710/
Rohelova673/
Rohleffs671/
Roeslauf670/
Raetloff670/
Rolavs6234/
Rulovs6223/
Rollevs577/
Rađelov571/
Hrulovs571/
Roailobh532/

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