Adolf Surname

35,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Adolf Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Noble Wolf [from O.H.Ger. adal, noble + wolf]

Adolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,4381:8,2231,072
Germany3,1091:25,8943,423
United States1,1721:309,26528,377
South Africa5321:101,83812,320
Nigeria4661:380,13520,197
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
France3641:182,48028,421
Poland3591:105,87416,059
Indonesia3071:430,77936,125
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Namibia2361:10,2091,959
Papua New Guinea1911:42,6905,212
Austria1511:56,3948,822
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Argentina1431:298,90523,873
Czechia1331:79,95113,399
Hungary711:138,25712,695
Switzerland651:126,35312,618
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Israel411:208,72320,048
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
England311:1,797,35772,927
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
India251:30,682,615377,978
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Croatia91:469,84536,710
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
China41:341,830,39216,990
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

The alternate forms: Adólf (1) are calculated separately.

Adolf (219,176) may also be a first name.

Adolf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Noble Wolf [from O.H.Ger. adal, noble + wolf]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, English) Descendant of Adolf or Athalwolf (noble, wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Adolf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adolf (Arabic: أدولف, Hindi: अडोल्फ, Marathi: अडो, Russian: Адольф) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur as: Adólf. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adolf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,021st most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 482,491 people. The surname Adolf occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Adolf are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Adolf is also the 4,773rd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 219,176 people.

The surname Adolf is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,438 people, or 1 in 8,223. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 14 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 7 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Adolf is found in 80 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Adolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Adolf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Adolf last name rose 1,260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 620 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Adolf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Adolf surname are 21.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.05% being registered with the party.

The amount Adolf earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 15.42% less than the national average, earning R 200,988 per year; in United States they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $47,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $50,578 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adólf931/
Adolfs91570/
Adolff91358/
Adolfe9123/
Adolpf9111/
Adolfp913/
Audolf912/
Adolfh912/
Adoulf912/
Aedolf911/
Aduolf911/
Adolffs8340/
Adolphf832/
D'Adolf831/
Hadolff830/
Adulf8048/
Edolf808/
Adalf803/
Adolfová77130/
Adolfova7715/
Adolph7315,112/
Oudolf7353/
Eidolf736/
Aidalf732/
Adalff731/
Hodolf731/
Adalfe731/
Adolphe6711,673/
Adolphs671,618/
Heidolf6744/
Goodolf6727/
Adoulph6710/
Adollph671/
Audolph671/
Addolph670/
Aedolph670/

Adolf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adolf in the Hindi language
अडोल्फadolpha-
Adolf in the Marathi language
अडोado58.33
अडॉado16.67
अॅडोaedo8.33
याडोyado4.17
ऍडोलedola4.17
अँडोamdo4.17
अॅडॉaedo4.17
Adolf in the Russian language
Адольфadolf-
Adolf in the Arabic language
أدولفadwlf-
آدولفadwlf-
اودولفawdwlf-
أدلفadlf-
اودلفawdlf-
ادلفadlf-
ادولفadwlf-

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