Roelse Surname

392,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Roelse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roelse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6721:25,1304,082
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Norway71:734,61250,907
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Roelse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roelse is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roelse? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 392,160th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,079,319 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Roelse live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Roelse is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 672 people, or 1 in 25,130. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Zeeland, where 56 percent live, South Holland, where 22 percent live and Utrecht, where 6 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Roelse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roelse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roelse last name expanded 1,436 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roelse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Roelse are 36.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.72% registered with the party.

The amount Roelse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 96.4% more than the national average, earning 679,694 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.43% less than the national average, earning R 170,088 per year and in United States they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $48,892 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roelser921/
Roels917,395/
Rolse91216/
Relse913/
Roeles83224/
Realse83125/
Relser835/
Roells834/
Relsey833/
Rellse831/
Rollse831/
Roulse831/
Roolse830/
Roehls830/
Rlse801/
Roelles7727/
Roolsee771/
Roelesi771/
Rellese771/
Roolsey771/
Roheles771/
Roellze771/
Roeless771/
Rielshe770/
Realsey770/
Rulse7347/
Roelz7326/
Relge7317/
Relsi735/
Rolsa734/
Raels732/
Rilse731/
Relsa731/
Relze730/
Roelx730/
Roelshøj714/
Reglisse711/
Rellsher710/
Relscher710/
Hrelsher710/
Realce67230/
Rulseh6799/
Rulser6716/
Rolesa679/
Riolsi674/
Raeles673/
Rollsy673/
Relche672/
Royalseed672/
Relger672/
Relgie671/
Hraels671/
Relzer671/
Relzie671/
Rlsser671/
Roellcher671/
Realsa671/
Rellsa671/
Reilze670/
Relgea670/
Relzea670/
Rilsie670/
Rilsey670/
Reljea670/
Rielsa670/
Rilser670/

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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 Roelse
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