Rolefes Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rolefes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rolefes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1411:119,76718,833
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Rolefes Last Name Facts

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

Rolefes occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolefes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,478,479th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. Rolefes occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rolefes are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 119,767. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Overijssel, where 94 percent live, Friesland, where 5 percent live and North Holland, where 1 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rohlefes931/
Rolefer861/
Roelofes808/
Ralefe77221/
Rollefa7112/
Rolifer711/
Ralefhe711/
Raleffe711/
Ratlefe710/
Rolliffe671/
Rolliefa671/
Routlife671/
Ratleffe670/
Rooliffe670/
Routliffe63225/
Rootliffe631/
Ralefa622/
Ralife621/
Rollidffer591/
Ratlife572/
Rallife570/
Ratliffe53433/
Rattlife531/
Ratlifer530/
Rauliffe530/
Rattliffe5034/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rolefes
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