Roelofsen Surname

140,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Roelofsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roelofsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,6031:6,488722
Canada1581:233,20022,307
Germany1491:540,30544,986
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Belgium171:676,27358,718
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Curaçao41:39,312638
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France31:22,140,907385,998
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Roelofsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roelofsen is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Roelofsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roelofsen? popularity and diffusion

Roelofsen is the 140,793rd most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,300,362 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Roelofsen reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Roelofsen is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,603 people, or 1 in 6,488. In The Netherlands Roelofsen is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 42 percent live, North Holland, where 17 percent live and Utrecht, where 13 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Roelofsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roelofsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Roelofsen surname expanded 4,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roelofsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roelofsen surname are 35.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Roelofsen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.74% less than the national average, earning 319,286 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.09% more than the national average, earning R 285,372 per year; in United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $55,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roelofszen9537/
Roeloffsen952/
Roellofsen950/
Rolofsen940/
Roelofson8943/
Roelofzen8914/
Roeloffzen84395/
Rolofson82233/
Rolofsan821/
Rulofsen820/
Roeloeffzen801/
Rollefsen7853/
Rollofson7844/
Rolofsson7813/
Rolefson7175/
Rulofson7123/
Rolafson710/
Rollafson6712/
Relawson591/
Rulafson590/
Rollevson5611/

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Footnotes

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