Rolka Surname

163,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Rolka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rolka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,2161:17,1522,535
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Germany851:947,12366,306
England321:1,741,18971,393
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
France31:22,140,907385,998
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Rólka (5) are calculated separately.

Rolka (14) may also be a first name.

Rolka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rolka (Russian: Ролка) has its highest incidence in Poland. It may occur as a variant: Rólka. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 163,712th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,747,943 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Rolka reside; 84 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 84 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Rolka is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name globally, borne by 14 people.

The surname Rolka is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 2,216 people, or 1 in 17,152. Apart from Poland Rolka occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Rolka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rolka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rolka surname expanded 6,125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rolka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rolka surname are 8.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.7% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rolka earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.48% less than the national average, earning $41,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.67% less than the national average, earning $38,917 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rólka935/
Rollka9155/
Rolke801,490/
Rulka80810/
Rolko80732/
Ralka80130/
Rolkó8014/
Rolky803/
Rolki802/
Rolca802/
Roelke73700/
Rohlke7368/
Rollke7354/
Rollko7312/
Rolcke737/
Roulke731/
Rolkey731/
Roelky730/
Rahlka730/
Roelcke6773/
Roolker6771/
Roehlke6755/
Roellke6752/
Rasylka675/
Ratleka675/
Rusilka674/
Ralkhah671/
Royleke671/
Raullka671/
Roslhke671/
Rohlker670/
Rolhker670/

Rolka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rolka in the Russian language
Ролкаrolka-

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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 Rolka
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