Rohlf Surname

194,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rohlf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rohlf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0221:78,7729,962
United States8741:414,71336,022
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Rohlf (20) may also be a first name.

Rohlf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rohlf is found most in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rohlf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 194,901st most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,381,692 people. The last name Rohlf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Rohlf live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. Rohlf is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Rohlf is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 1,022 people, or 1 in 78,772. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 44 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Egypt, where 6 percent reside.

Rohlf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rohlf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rohlf surname rose 780 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rohlf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rohlf surname are 15.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rohlf earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.5% more than the national average, earning $46,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.01% less than the national average, earning $41,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rohlff91132/
Rohllf9141/
Rohlft911/
Rolf8910,875/
Rohlffs83172/
Rothlef831/
Rohllfs830/
Rolfe8019,982/
Rolfs802,600/
Rahlf801,451/
Rolff80874/
Rollf80294/
Roolf80182/
Rolhf8028/
Roulf804/
Rolft802/
Rholf801/
Rolfh800/
Roolfs73252/
Rolffs73153/
Rahlff73108/
Rollfs7349/
Rholfs734/
Rollfe731/
Roself731/
Rholff731/
Rolffe731/
Rolhfs731/
Roulfs731/
Rotlff731/
Roolfe730/
Rholfe730/
Rolfch730/
Ralf671,179/
Geerolf67152/
Rathlef67103/
Rolfová6759/
Rolv675/
Rohylev674/
Rolb674/
Rhaulff671/
Rolfova671/
Roulhfs670/
Rotleff670/

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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 Rohlf
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