Roylance Surname

151,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Roylance Surname Definition:

For Rylands, q.v.

Roylance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3951:259,82724,536
England7391:75,3978,553
Australia5901:45,7555,736
Canada691:533,99444,923
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Wales151:206,30213,003
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4171:58,4546,877
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Roylance (48) may also be a first name.

Roylance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Rylands, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Roylance Last Name Facts

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

Roylance occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roylance? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roylance is the 151,643rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,509,486 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Roylance reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Roylance is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held first name on earth, held by 48 people.

The surname Roylance is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,395 people, or 1 in 259,827. In The United States it is most common in: Utah, where 37 percent are found, Nevada, where 16 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.

Roylance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roylance has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Roylance surname rose 1,885 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roylance Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roylance surname are 25.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.88% registered with the party.

The amount Roylance earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.46% more than the national average, earning R 412,200 per year; in United States they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $46,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.87% less than the national average, earning $44,283 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Royalance941/
Rylance931,522/
Rolance9314/
Roulance8882/
Raylance882/
Roliance881/
Reylance880/
Roslance880/
Relance806/
Rilance803/
Rolanca801/
Rolancy801/
Reliance753/
Raulance752/
Rollange751/
Reylonce750/
Roelandse71139/
Rolans7126/
Roslangea711/
Rolanx711/
Rouslange710/
Rollanzie710/
Rollans67423/
Roelans67254/
Relange67202/
Reylans6711/
Relaicence674/
Raylans674/
Rollhanser671/
Rolangi671/
Roulans670/
Rolians670/

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