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All around the world, Roeland (罗兰 , Roeland , رولاند ) is quite a rare unisex given name. The given name Roeland is characteristic of Belgium, where it is quite a rare male name, Netherlands, and Afghanistan, where it is a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in China, Belgium, and Netherlands. Much less frequently, Roeland is the last name as well as the forename.
Roeland is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Roland , the Frankish military leader under Charlemagne and main character of the Song of Roland; Roland Deschain , the protagonist from Stephen King's "The Dark Tower"; Wee-Bey Brice , the character from The Wire; Roland Daggett , the fictional character in the DC Universe and Roland d'Hazebrouck , and in many other works.