Rolfs Surname

166,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rolfs Surname Definition:

Rolf(e)s (Son).

Rolfs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4651:54,9537,129
United States1,0201:355,35231,769
Australia331:818,05251,601
Sweden271:364,69525,646
England211:2,653,24194,788
Austria111:774,13064,097
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

Rolfs (23) may also be a first name.

Rolfs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Rolf(e)s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rolfs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rolfs occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolfs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 166,465th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,802,902 people. The last name Rolfs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Rolfs are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Rolfs is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 23 people.

The last name Rolfs is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,465 people, or 1 in 54,953. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 28 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Rolfs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rolfs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rolfs last name grew 477 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rolfs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rolfs last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political party.

Rolfs earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.78% more than the national average, earning $49,528 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rohlfs914,398/
Roelfs91651/
Roolfs91252/
Rolffs91153/
Rollfs9149/
Rholfs914/
Rolhfs911/
Roulfs911/
Rolf8910,875/
Rohlffs83172/
Roelfsz831/
Rohllfs830/
Roulhfs830/
Rolfe8019,982/
Rohlf802,155/
Rolff80874/
Ralfs80725/
Rollf80294/
Rulfs80183/
Roolf80182/
Rolhf8028/
Roulf804/
Rolft802/
Rholf801/
Rolfh800/
Rahlfs73683/
Raulfs73171/
Rohlff73132/
Rulffs7347/
Rohllf7341/
Rolphs732/
Roself731/
Ruhlfs731/
Rollfe731/
Rotlff731/
Rohlft731/
Rolffe731/
Rholff731/
Rullfs730/
Roolfe730/
Rholfe730/
Rolfch730/
Ralf671,179/
Geerolf67152/
Rolfová6759/
Rolv675/
Rolb674/
Rothlef671/
Rolfova671/
Roelphs670/
Rotleff670/

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