Roffe Surname

166,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Roffe Surname Definition:

] assimilated forms of Rolf(e, q.v.

Roffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7781:71,6178,196
United States6251:579,93447,474
France4171:159,28724,743
Argentina2441:175,17814,686
Australia1321:204,51319,950
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Mexico771:1,612,02916,852
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Israel401:213,94120,390
Canada391:944,75971,777
Venezuela371:816,32613,210
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Belize11:355,4743,977
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3511:69,4457,817
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

The alternate forms: Roffé (45) & Roffè (3) are calculated separately.

Roffe (366) may also be a first name.

Roffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

] assimilated forms of Rolf(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Roffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roffe (Russian: Роффе) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Roffé or Roffè. Click here for other possible spellings of Roffe.

How Common Is The Last Name Roffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roffe is the 166,914th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,811,553 people. The last name Roffe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Roffe live; 31 percent live in Northern Europe and 31 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 454,857th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 366 people.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 778 people, or 1 in 71,617. In England Roffe is most numerous in: Greater London, where 15 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 8 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 7 percent reside. Beside England it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and France, where 16 percent reside.

Roffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roffe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Roffe surname rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 801 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roffe surname are 2.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.4% registered with the party.

The amount Roffe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 14.82% more than the national average, earning R 272,856 per year; in United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.85% more than the national average, earning $70,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roffé9345/
Roffè933/
Roffey912,711/
Roffet91392/
Rouffe91110/
Royffe91106/
Roffes9193/
Roffer9165/
Roffee9164/
Roiffe9164/
Roffie9132/
Roffeh912/
Roffez911/
Roffea911/
Roffei911/
Roeffe910/
Roff897,689/
Rofe892,011/
Rouffet83513/
Roffeis83141/
Rouffie8359/
Rouffer8325/
Royffer837/
Roffett831/
Roffihe831/
Rouffee831/
Rouffey831/
Ruoff805,444/
Roffi801,412/
Roofe80911/
Raffe80846/
Rouff80825/
Rofes80695/
Rooff80503/
Rofie80252/
Rofei80205/
Roufe80103/
Reffe8081/
Roife8079/
Rofer8074/
Rofea8067/
Roffy8056/
Roiff8055/
Rofee8050/
Roffa8046/
Royfe8034/
Roefe8029/
Rofey8018/
Rofeh8017/
Rofet806/
Rowfe804/
Rofed804/
Rgoff803/
Rofhe802/
Rodfe801/
Rowff801/
Ruofe801/
Rotff801/
Hroff800/
Royff800/
Roffs800/
Rouffett771/
Roufffet771/
Rof752,192/
Raffee731,667/
Raffie73583/
Rouffa73416/
Raffer73311/
Rouffy73246/
Raffed73236/
Raffey7397/
Raffet7378/
Reffey7350/
Roofer7348/
Rofieh7342/
Roofeh7342/
Roufeh7341/
Raffei7341/
Roffis7339/
Roufet7330/
Reffie7325/
Roffii7322/
Royfer7322/
Raffes7318/
Rofihe7313/
Raffeh7313/
Rouffi7311/
Roufie7311/
Roufft7310/
Roffay739/
Rouffé739/
Rodfer738/
Ruofei737/
Royfee736/
Reffee735/
Roiffé734/
Roofee734/
Roifer733/
Roufer732/
Roufee731/
Rosfer731/
Roifes731/
Rofeit731/
Ruohff731/
Royfed730/
Reeffe730/
Ruoffs730/
Rofess730/
Rofeer730/
Roofes730/
Rauffe730/
Rouf6758,588/
Roof678,474/
Rafe675,805/
Rofi675,480/
Raff675,010/
Refe671,221/
Rowf671,150/
Rofa67978/
Ruof67789/
Roif67523/
Rofy67301/
Rauffet67262/
Roft6786/
Rauffer6772/
Royf6747/
Hrof6729/
Roufett6724/
Raffeet6717/
Rohf6715/
Rotf6715/
Rofé6710/
Rosf679/
Raffeis678/
Rhof678/
Rouffio676/
Rojf675/
Rouffai675/
Rofa'ee674/
Rofs673/
Roffitt673/
Rofh673/
Ropf673/
Raffett672/
Röfe672/
Raaffee671/
Rothfes671/
Roufeed671/
Roufieh671/
Rovf671/
Rhaffey671/
Rauffea671/
Raffeeh671/
Raffiey671/
Rofahei671/
Roufeet671/
Rgof671/
Raffieh671/
Rochfer671/
Rofp671/
Raffetz670/
Rodf670/

Roffe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roffe in the Russian language
Роффеroffe-

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Roffe Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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