Roolf Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Roolf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 80 | 1:1,006,318 | 69,119 |
| United States | 79 | 1:4,588,088 | 240,017 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Roolf (61) may also be a first name.
Roolf Demographics
Average Roolf Salary in
United States
$31,587 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Roolf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roolf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Roolf occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Roolf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,263,456th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name Roolf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Roolf reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 61 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 1,006,318. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 59 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found and Hesse, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Germany it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Sweden, where 7 percent are found.
Roolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Roolf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roolf surname rose 494 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Roolf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Roolf last name are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Roolf earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 57.08% less than the national average, earning R 102,000 per year and in United States they earn 26.8% less than the national average, earning $31,587 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roolfs | 91 | 252 | / |
| Roolfe | 91 | 0 | / |
| Rolf | 89 | 10,875 | / |
| Rolfe | 80 | 19,982 | / |
| Rolfs | 80 | 2,600 | / |
| Rohlf | 80 | 2,155 | / |
| Rolff | 80 | 874 | / |
| Roelf | 80 | 662 | / |
| Rollf | 80 | 294 | / |
| Rolhf | 80 | 28 | / |
| Roulf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Rolft | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rholf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rolfh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rolffs | 73 | 153 | / |
| Rohlff | 73 | 132 | / |
| Rollfs | 73 | 49 | / |
| Rohllf | 73 | 41 | / |
| Rholfs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Roelff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rolhfs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Roself | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rholff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rolffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rohlft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Roulfs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rotlff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rollfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rolfch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rholfe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ralf | 67 | 1,179 | / |
| Rulf | 67 | 821 | / |
| Rohlffs | 67 | 172 | / |
| Geerolf | 67 | 152 | / |
| Rolfová | 67 | 59 | / |
| Rülf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rolv | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rolb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rolfova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rothlef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rohllfs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roulhfs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rotleff | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Roolf
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