Throughout the world, Roelf (Roelf 
) is a rare male first name. The forename Roelf is characteristic of South Africa, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Netherlands, where it is a rare male name, and Germany. Very seldom, Roelf is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Roelf | Namibia, Germany, Netherlands, South Africa, China |
| roelf jans giezen Dutch mayor (1770-1844), NL (b. 1770) |
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| roelf gerrit rijkens NL (b. 1795) |
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| roelf meijer Dutch organ maker (1827-1884), NL (b. 1827) |
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roelf jongman Dutch painter (1887-1958), NL (b. 1887) |
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roelf britz South African writer, ZA (b. 1906) |
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roelf hofstee holtrop Dutch politician, NL (b. 1926) |
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| roelf christoffer schreuder Dutch photographer, NL (b. 1898) |
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roelf de boer Dutch politician, NL (b. 1949) |
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| roelf korvemaker NL (b. 1892) |
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| roelf westra (1908–1985), NL (b. 1908) |
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| roelf holtrop (b. 1900) |
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| roelf kruize Dutch Righteous Among the Nations, NL (b. 1911) |
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roelf robert scholten Dutch painter, NL (b. 1961) |
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| roelf geert boiten NL (b. 1921) |
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| roelf heyen German politician (1938-1975), DE (b. 1938) |
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