Rolobe Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rolobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rolobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rolobe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rolobe is found most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rolobe is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Rolobe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rolobe reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Rolobe is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa Rolobe is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 95 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Rolobe Last Name Statistics demography

Rolobe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.67% more than the national average, earning R 438,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Relobe831/
Rolabe831/
Rolobi831/
Roloba831/
Ralobe831/
Rolowe831/
Roiloba776/
Ralobee771/
Rolovets7172/
Rollover7113/
Rollouve711/
Rholobha711/
Roslovets67192/
Ralabe675/
Relabe675/
Rolaba672/
Ralebe671/
Rolowi671/
Rolovi671/
Rolawe671/

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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
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  • 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 Rolobe
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