Roelsma Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Roelsma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 80 | 1:211,090 | 28,733 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
Roelsma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roelsma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roelsma is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Roelsma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roelsma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Roelsma is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Roelsma reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 211,090. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 38 percent are found, Drenthe, where 19 percent are found and South Holland, where 14 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roelsema | 93 | 2 | / |
| Rolsma | 92 | 260 | / |
| Relisma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruelsma | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rolsom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rolsum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rolsmu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roles-May | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rellsmo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Relasmi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rulsuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rollsmo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rollsam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Relosmo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rehlsem | 71 | 0 | / |
| Reilsum | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rolesyam | 67 | 44 | / |
| Rilasmaa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rulasuma | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rolsheim | 67 | 8 | / |
| Riulisma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rielssem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ralisama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raolasam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rolwes-Mayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rulsamma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roelsma
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