Rolu Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
India321:23,970,793327,222
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rolu (386) may also be a first name.

Rolu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rolu (Hindi: रोलू, Marathi: रोलु, Oriya: େରାଲୁ) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,980,395th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Rolu live; 39 percent live in Oceania Islands and 39 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 441,020th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 386 people.

The surname Rolu is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Central, where 34 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 20 percent reside and National Capital District, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Rolu exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.

Rolu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rolu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rollu89169/
Rolus89115/
Roulu8942/
Rolau8925/
Rohlu899/
Roluy896/
Rolut896/
Rolou893/
Rolhu893/
Roleu891/
Rotlu891/
Ruolu891/
Roolu891/
Rolyu891/
Roelu891/
Roslu891/
Roulou80300/
Roloux80104/
Rollus8096/
Roilou8057/
Rollux8013/
Rolaus805/
Roulau804/
Rolius803/
Rouleu803/
Roslau802/
Rohlyu802/
Rouslu802/
Rollau801/
Rosliu801/
Roylou801/
Routlu801/
Roluch801/
Rolaud801/
Rolous801/
Roslus800/
Rohlus800/
Rollou800/
Ralu751,550/
Relu75156/
Rulu7598/
Roulaud73468/
Roulaux7392/
Hıroğlu7356/
Rouleux7353/
Rouliau7319/
Rotellu7318/
Rollius7317/
Rouylou7312/
Rhoulou734/
Geerolu733/
Rollout732/
Rollous731/
Rolleus731/
Roulaut731/
Rouylau731/
Rhoolus731/
Roullou731/
Roleuts730/
Raluy67834/
Rallu67321/
Roullaud67159/
Rollhaus67127/
Rolão6799/
Rulau6749/
Raulu6718/
Reluy6717/
Ralus6713/
Rullu6713/
Rhulu6712/
Ralut678/
Raliu678/
Raalu677/
Roullaux677/
Rutlu676/
Ralyu676/
Ratlu676/
Ralui675/
Rhelu675/
Roulleux674/
Ralou673/
Raslu673/
Rahlu673/
Roisleux672/
Ruslu672/
Rulut672/
Ruulu672/
Ralup671/
Rehlu671/
Raluu671/
Raleu671/
Ralau671/
Raluś671/
Relui671/
Ruliu671/
Relau671/
Rollhous670/
Rulus670/
Roulliau670/
Rosillus670/

Rolu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rolu in the Oriya language
େରାଲୁeralu-
Rolu in the Hindi language
रोलूrolu90.91
रोलुrolu9.09
Rolu in the Marathi language
रोलुrolu50
रोळुrolu30
रोळूrolu20

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rolu
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