Rölen Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rölen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rölen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Rolen (2,411), Rölén (1) & Rolën (1) are calculated separately.

Rölen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rölen is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Rolen, Rölén or Rolën. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rölen? popularity and diffusion

Rölen is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Rölen reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,677,197. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live, Bavaria, where 25 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 25 percent live. Besides Germany it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rolen932,411/
Rölén931/
Röhlen91138/
Rolën871/
Ralen8046/
Relen8019/
Rölin807/
Roelen731,218/
Rollen73772/
Raleen73456/
Rallen73395/
Reulen73393/
Röling73210/
Rohlen73123/
Rehlen7370/
Relien7368/
Rolaen7336/
Rolien7321/
Rölink738/
Röhlin736/
Roleen735/
Rahlen734/
Ralien731/
Reelen731/
Rhalen731/
Rholen730/
Röhling672,281/
Ralienė67432/
Roehlen6744/
Rahllen6715/
Rolienė676/
Raeleen675/
Raln674/
Roelien674/
Rollien673/
Rahalen673/
Rollenn671/
Rhaelen671/
Roln671/
Rollaen671/
Relehen670/
Raalien670/
Rohlien670/

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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 Rölen
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