Roleff Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Roleff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roleff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1551:519,39043,831
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Australia381:710,41347,396
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Roleff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roleff is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roleff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roleff is the 1,020,242nd most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Roleff live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 519,390. In Germany Roleff is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent reside and Hamburg, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Germany Roleff occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Roleff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roleff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roleff surname grew 286 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roleff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Roleff are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.59% being registered with the political party.

Roleff earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.08% more than the national average, earning $61,738 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rosleff9289/
Rohleff9217/
Roeleff921/
Rotleff920/
Rolef91135/
Routleff8636/
Rohleffs861/
Roliff8373/
Rolefs8366/
Raleff832/
Roslef831/
Rollef830/
Ruleff830/
Ratleff77140/
Rauleff7716/
Rotliff772/
Raleffe771/
Rosleef771/
Roulefs771/
Rothlef771/
Rohliff770/
Rutleff770/
Rolliff770/
Rolev73227/
Rolif7333/
Rolew7329/
Rulef733/
Relef731/
Rathleff71226/
Rattleff7166/
Routliff7155/
Radtleff7116/
Rolliffe711/
Rooliffe710/
Ratleffe710/
Routliffe67225/
Ralefe67221/
Roslev67203/
Roleva67179/
Relief6753/
Rohlev6744/
Ratlef6713/
Raliff6711/
Roylev6711/
Rotlev6710/
Roleev678/
Roulev678/
Ruliff674/
Roliev673/
Rahlef672/
Rallef671/
Rulief671/
Releaf671/
Rootliffe671/
Raleaf671/
Rehlef671/
Rochellef671/
Releef670/
Roleaw670/
Rollew670/

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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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  • 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 Roleff
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