Rolandsen Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rolandsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rolandsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2251:22,8552,984
Denmark611:92,5368,820
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Sweden111:895,16066,831
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Rolandsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rolandsen has its highest incidence in Norway. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rolandsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolandsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 821,713th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Rolandsen are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Rolandsen is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 22,855. In Norway it is mostly found in: Northern Norway, where 36 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent reside and Western Norway, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Norway this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Rolandsen Last Name Statistics demography

Rolandsen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.6% less than the national average, earning 316,311 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roelandsen951/
Rolandson89138/
Roliandsienė861/
Rolandsson84316/
Rollandson842/
Rhoslandson801/
Relandson781/
Rólantsson634/
Relanzon5954/
Relanzón592/

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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
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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 Rolandsen
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