Roolf Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Roolf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Sweden121:820,56361,223
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Roolf (61) may also be a first name.

Roolf Last Name Facts

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

Roolf is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roolf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roolf is the 1,263,456th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name Roolf occurs mostly 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 worldwide It is held by 61 people.

The last name Roolf is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 1,006,318. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 59 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and Hesse, where 9 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Sweden, where 7 percent reside.

Roolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roolf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Roolf surname expanded 494 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roolf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roolf surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.22% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roolfs91252/
Roolfe910/
Rolf8910,875/
Rolfe8019,982/
Rolfs802,600/
Rohlf802,155/
Rolff80874/
Roelf80662/
Rollf80294/
Rolhf8028/
Roulf804/
Rolft802/
Rholf801/
Rolfh800/
Rolffs73153/
Rohlff73132/
Rollfs7349/
Rohllf7341/
Rholfs734/
Roelff732/
Rolhfs731/
Roself731/
Rholff731/
Rolffe731/
Rohlft731/
Roulfs731/
Rotlff731/
Rollfe731/
Rolfch730/
Rholfe730/
Ralf671,179/
Rulf67821/
Rohlffs67172/
Geerolf67152/
Rolfová6759/
Rülf676/
Rolv675/
Rolb674/
Rolfova671/
Rothlef671/
Rohllfs670/
Roulhfs670/
Rotleff670/

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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
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  • 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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