Rohlffs Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rohlffs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rohlffs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Rohlffs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rohlffs is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rohlffs.

How Common Is The Last Name Rohlffs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,310,135th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. Rohlffs occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Rohlffs live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 2,482,595. In The United States Rohlffs is most common in: Nevada, where 74 percent reside, California, where 3 percent reside and Washington, where 3 percent reside. Not including The United States Rohlffs is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Rohlffs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rohlffs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rohlffs surname rose 973 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rohlffs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rohlffs last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

Rohlffs earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.91% less than the national average, earning $34,558 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rohlfs924,398/
Rolffs92153/
Rohlff92132/
Rohllfs860/
Rolfs832,600/
Rohlf832,155/
Rolff83874/
Rahlfs77683/
Roolfs77252/
Rahlff77108/
Rollfs7749/
Rohllf7741/
Rholfs774/
Rolhfs771/
Rholff771/
Rolffe771/
Rohlft771/
Roulfs771/
Rotlff771/
Rolf7310,875/
Rhaulff711/
Rothlef711/
Roulhfs710/
Rotleff710/
Rolfe6719,982/
Rahlf671,451/
Ralfs67725/
Rollf67294/
Rathleff67226/
Roolf67182/
Ralff6756/
Routleff6736/
Rolhf6728/
Roulf674/
Rolft672/
Rholf671/
Rolfh670/

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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 Rohlffs
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