Role Surname
Approximately 2,590 people bear this surname
Role Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 949 | 1:106,679 | 18,546 |
| India | 565 | 1:1,357,638 | 52,624 |
| United States | 234 | 1:1,548,970 | 104,799 |
| Nigeria | 221 | 1:801,551 | 35,769 |
| France | 138 | 1:481,324 | 67,982 |
| Indonesia | 113 | 1:1,170,347 | 83,147 |
| Iran | 74 | 1:1,037,602 | 47,336 |
| Argentina | 49 | 1:872,315 | 56,573 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Latvia | 23 | 1:89,132 | 12,995 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
The alternate forms: Röle (8), Rolè (3), Rolé (3) & Rolê (1) are calculated separately.
Role (1,221) may also be a first name.
Role Demographics
Role Political Affiliation
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Role Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Role Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Role (Hindi: रोले, Marathi: रोळे) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Röle, Rolè, Rolé or Rolê. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Role? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 167,036th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,813,724 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Role live; 41 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 226,494th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 1,221 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 949 people, or 1 in 106,679. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Calabarzon, where 30 percent are found, Mimaropa, where 17 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 16 percent are found. Other than The Philippines Role occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Role Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Role has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Role last name increased 289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Role Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Role surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.
The amount Role earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.64% less than the national average, earning R 176,712 per year and in United States they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $44,536 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Role Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Role in the Marathi language | ||
| रोळे | role | 92.18 |
| रोले | role | 5.55 |
| रोऴे | role | 1.99 |
| रोल | rola | 0.28 |
| Role in the Hindi language | ||
| रोले | role | 57.14 |
| रोली | roli | 42.86 |
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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 Role
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