Rolster Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Rolster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rolster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Rolster (4) may also be a first name.

Rolster Last Name Facts

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

Rolster is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolster? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Rolster are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 4 people.

Rolster is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Excluding South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Rolster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rolster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rolster surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rolester931/
Rolsted86350/
Rolzter860/
Ralster860/
Rochilster821/
Rolstead8012/
Relester801/
Rolsta770/
Rollstedt754/
Rolesthey751/
Ralsted7118/
Rugliszter710/
Reutelsterz6771/
Ralstedt671/
Ralsta620/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Rolster
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis