Roolker Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Roolker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roolker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Roolker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roolker is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roolker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roolker is the 2,255,512th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Roolker live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Roolker is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 337,744. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 88 percent live, South Holland, where 10 percent live and Gelderland, where 2 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rolker92272/
Roelker86119/
Rolkert8625/
Rolkier863/
Rohlker860/
Rolhker860/
Rolkerd860/
Rolke831,490/
Rülker77104/
Rohlke7768/
Rollke7754/
Rolcke777/
Ralker773/
Roulke771/
Rolkey771/
Rulker771/
Rülcker7133/
Rulcker714/
Roslhke711/
Royleke711/
Rolka672,652/
Ralke6751/
Rolce674/
Rolky673/
Rolki672/
Hrolcher671/
Rullåker671/

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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 Roolker
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