Roldan Surname

2,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Roldan Surname User-submission:

A surname of Germanic origin. Hruot = fame, success. Hruotland = the one who is famous or successful in his land.

Roldan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina74,2701:57670
Mexico40,5601:3,060427
Spain34,1161:1,370146
Philippines27,3101:3,707278
Colombia18,9741:2,518466
United States12,1241:29,8963,715
Guatemala7,6791:2,094339
Peru7,2541:4,382719
Ecuador7,2471:2,195385
Venezuela3,0301:9,968946
Chile2,9231:6,027690
Puerto Rico2,7091:1,310164
Cuba1,6911:6,814706
Uruguay1,4521:2,363278
Brazil1,1281:189,7827,321
Costa Rica1,1121:4,299373
Bolivia8851:11,9961,227
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
El Salvador6911:9,181661
France6201:107,13315,882
Dominican Republic6161:16,9371,173
Paraguay4421:16,373730
Canada3081:119,62912,601
Panama2251:17,3881,231
Honduras1331:66,2891,416
Australia871:310,29526,919
England821:679,48938,951
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Bahamas641:6,121584
Taiwan511:459,7013,496
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Guam451:3,558455
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Nicaragua261:231,5802,688
Sweden231:428,12030,474
United States Virgin Islands221:5,017770
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Israel171:503,39037,521
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Ireland151:313,92910,911
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Qatar91:262,00030,726
India81:95,883,173728,828
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Roldán (2,374), Roldàn (30), Róldan (1) & Róldán (1) are calculated separately.

Roldan (56,184) may also be a first name.

Roldan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Germanic origin. Hruot = fame, success. Hruotland = the one who is famous or successful in his land.

- anonymous submission

Roldan Last Name Facts

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

Roldan (Arabic: رولدان, Hindi: रोल्डन, Russian: Ролдан) occurs most in Argentina. It can also be found in the variant forms: Roldán, Roldàn, Róldan or Róldán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roldan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roldan is the 2,201st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 29,233 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Roldan are found; 47 percent are found in South America and 32 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Roldan is also the 16,731st most frequently held forename internationally, held by 56,184 people.

This surname is most widely held in Argentina, where it is held by 74,270 people, or 1 in 576. In Argentina Roldan is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 43 percent reside, Tucumán Province, where 10 percent reside and Córdoba Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Argentina this last name exists in 91 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 16 percent reside and Spain, where 14 percent reside.

Roldan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roldan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roldan surname rose 606,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roldan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roldan last name are 43.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Roldan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.51% less than the national average, earning €8,256 per year; in Peru they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,699 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.39% more than the national average, earning $27,330,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.65% less than the national average, earning $39,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $49,826 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roldán942,374/
Roldàn9430/
Róldan941/
Roldaan9267/
Rolldan927/
Roldand926/
Rolddan925/
Roldann923/
Roldain922/
Roldaĭn921/
Roldant921/
Rouldan921/
Róldán891/
Roldon83296/
Roldam8343/
Ruldan8320/
Raldan835/
Roldanová802/
Rholdon7739/
Roldamd777/
Reuldan775/
Ruldang775/
Roldhon774/
Rauldan771/
Raldhane711/
Roldão67477/
Roldom678/
Roldánová678/
Raldon673/
Raldoun621/
Rroldom621/
Raldom501/

Roldan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roldan in the Hindi language
रोल्डनroldana-
Roldan in the Russian language
Ролданroldan-
Roldan in the Arabic language
رولدانrwldan-

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