Rolfus Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Rolfus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rolfus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Rolfus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rolfus (Russian: Рольфус) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolfus? popularity and diffusion

Rolfus is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Rolfus is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Rolfus are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 50 percent are found and Michigan, where 50 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Belarus, where 33 percent are found.

Rolfus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rolfus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rolfus last name decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rolfhus9229/
Rollfus920/
Rolfous920/
Rolfu911/
Rollfuss860/
Rolfos831/
Ralfus830/
Rolphus771/
Raulfus770/
Rulfush770/
Ralfos675/
Rulphus621/
Ralfoo501/

Rolfus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rolfus in the Russian language
Рольфусrolfus-

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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 Rolfus
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