Röllig Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Röllig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Röllig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5461:147,44617,738
Austria121:709,62061,025
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Röllig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Röllig is found most in Germany. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Röllig? popularity and diffusion

Röllig is the 558,412th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,807,638 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Röllig are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 546 people, or 1 in 147,446. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 40 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent are found and Bavaria, where 9 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent are found and Hungary, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rillig83144/
Rellig8348/
Rüllig8311/
Roellig77260/
Röllike7710/
Rillaig770/
Ærlig731/
Röllicke718/
Rellik6723/
Relligová678/
Rleigh671/
Rillix670/

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Röllig Reference & Research

Röhling DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Röhling FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Röllig
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis